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1752593

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 16 December 2024 (HL3055), what is their timescale for tendering new contracts for prison maintenance service providers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL3714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2025 answer text <p>The Government is currently running a competitive tender process that aims to award new contracts for the provision of maintenance services for prisons by December 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson question first answered 09/01/2025 14:45:12 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1752594

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 16 December 2024 (HL3055), what recent assessment they have made of the value and performance of current prison maintenance service providers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL3715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2025 answer text <p>The value and performance of the Department’s private-sector service providers are subject to ongoing contract management, and current performance is in line with expected parameters.</p><p>As contracts approach expiry, assessments are conducted to inform decisions about future services. A 2023 assessment in partnership with the Cabinet Office determined that a privatised solution was the preferred option for future prison maintenance services. These contracts will be competitively tendered.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson question first answered 09/01/2025 14:45:38 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1752601

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Deer and Squirrels: Forests
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 3 January (HL3645 and HL3646), what are their considerations on the impact of deer and grey squirrels on woodlands; whether they have consulted any stakeholders; and if so, who.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Caithness
	uin	HL3728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2025 answer text <p>Defra is responsible for woodlands in England, and we are considering how to go further to reduce the impacts of grey squirrels and deer on our woodlands. We recognise the pressure on new and existing woodlands from the increasing damage caused by over-foraging of young trees and woodland flora by wild deer and from squirrels stripping bark from trees. In England this damage is primarily from grey squirrels due to their prevalence. As part of routine policy development, the department regularly engages with a variety of stakeholders, including the UK Squirrel Accord and the Deer Initiative Partnership.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 09/01/2025 15:51:26 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	3310 label Biography information for The Earl of Caithness

1752621

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what mechanisms they have introduced to monitor compliance by each government department with section 3(6) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL3752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2025 answer text <p>The Civil Service Code sets out the responsibility of civil servants to advise ministers in accordance with section 3(6) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. The Government takes seriously its commitment to uphold and support our constitutional arrangements including the conventions which underpin the relationship between Government and Parliament. The Leaders of both Houses are responsible for representing the interests of Parliament in Government and ensuring that the customs and principles that make Parliament unique are properly represented. The Parliamentary Capability Team provides training for civil servants which emphasises the importance of these constitutional principles. Each Government department has a parliamentary team which works with civil servants to give advice on how parliament works.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 10/01/2025 12:27:05 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1752628

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	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	Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish a timeframe for implementing The Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 February 2024.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL3760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2025 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report. The report sets out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. The Government will be providing an update to the Patient Safety Commissioner’s Report at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron grouped question UIN HL3761 question first answered 10/01/2025 14:14:02 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1752629

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	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	Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce and implement a redress scheme for sufferers of sodium valproate, as recommended in the The Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 February 2024.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL3761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2025 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report. The report sets out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. The Government will be providing an update to the Patient Safety Commissioner’s Report at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron grouped question UIN HL3760 question first answered 10/01/2025 14:14:02 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1752664

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Royal Household: Flags
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, since July 2024 with the Royal Household about the inclusion of a symbolic representation of Wales on the royal standard.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2025 answer text <p>Since July 2024, no discussion has been held with the Royal Household by the government about the inclusion of a symbolic representation of Wales on the royal standard.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 10/01/2025 12:27:19 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1751882

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	All-party Parliamentary Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the rules for All-Party Parliamentary Groups requiring them to advertise their future meetings; and who is responsible for monitoring and enforcing any non-compliance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL3637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2025 answer text <p>The arrangements for All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are set out in the <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/pcfs/all-party-groups/rules/guide-to-the-rules-sep-2023.pdf" target="_blank">The All-Party Parliamentary Groups Guide to the Rules</a>. This states that the chair of the relevant APPG is responsible for the publication of certain meetings at least a week in advance in the All-Party Notices. The meetings which require a notice are an annual general meeting; an extraordinary general meeting; or any other meeting where a vote is to be held or a decision taken, or where there is an outside speaker. The notice in the All-Party Notices must include the details of a parliamentary contact and, if relevant, the name of the outside speaker.</p><p>The Guide to the Rules was approved by the House of Commons Standards Committee following a resolution of the House of Commons.</p><p>Paragraph 10 of the House of Commons Code of Conduct provides that an MP who is the chair and registered contact of an APPG must ensure that the APPG complies with the rules on APPGs. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards may investigate alleged breach of those rules. Members of the House of Lords are not permitted to be named as the chair and registered contact of an APPG but may be an office holder.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/01/2025 11:52:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble attachment 1 file name guide-to-the-rules-sep-2023.pdf title All-Party Parliamentary Groups Guide to the Rules
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1751883

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2024
	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	Colombia: Gender Based Violence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support and funding, if any, they give to Indigenous Women’s Commissions in the various Colombian Indigenous Tribes (1) to support the legal training the commissions offer about sexual and gender-based violence, (2) to train magistrates in the Indigenous Justice System about gender, and (3) to support the work they do with indigenous women and girls, victims of sexual and gender-based violence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
	uin	HL3642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2025 answer text <p>Colombia is a priority country for the UK's Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Strategy. The UK has supported the Special Jurisdiction for Peace for those documenting cases of sexual violence in conflict. With women's organisations, our support has ensured survivors of sexual violence, including indigenous women, receive justice and support. The UK has also supported Colombia's first Women Peace and Security National Action Plan, ensuring indigenous women's experiences were heard. During his visit to Colombia in November, Lord Collins met civil society and women's organisations to underline UK support.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 08/01/2025 15:45:47 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1751884

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2024
	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	Colombia: Indigenous Peoples
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether UK aid is being used to address the depletion of important ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
	uin	HL3643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2025 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the environmental damage from organised crime in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and Embassy officials have raised this with the Ministry of Environment. Through the Magna Carta Fund, the UK has supported civil society to protect indigenous environmental defenders. This has included the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, where we support protection and judicial mechanisms for environmental defenders, and contribute funding to conservation and restoration schemes to protect fragile ecosystems.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 08/01/2025 15:45:14 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton