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1713279

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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	Health Professions: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards the new regulatory system for health and care professionals; and which protected professional titles they are considering in scope of these regulations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024 was made on 13 March 2024 which will bring anaesthesia associates and physician associates into regulation by the General Medical Council under a reformed regulatory framework. We are currently working on the next phase of reform, which will introduce a new regulatory framework for medical practitioners and the professions regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Health and Care Professions Council.</p><p>As part of the Government’s regulatory reform programme, protected titles will be considered more broadly, as we take forward legislation for each regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 30/04/2024 16:54:38 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1701609

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Legal Costs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 12 March (HL Deb col 1904), what were the specific grounds for approval of the legal expenses of the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>In line with the established practice under multiple administrations of all political colours, Ministers are provided with legal support and representation where matters relate to their conduct and responsibilities as a Minister.</p><p>As set out in Chapter 6 of the Cabinet Manual, Ministers are indemnified by the Crown for any actions taken against them for things done or decisions made in the course of their ministerial duties. The indemnity covers the cost of defending any proceedings, as well as costs or damages awarded against the minister. Decisions about whether to provide legal support are made by the relevant department’s Accounting Officer, as happened in this case.</p><p>This reflects an important principle that Ministers should be able to carry out their official duties, supported by official advice, in a way which they see fit, without the risk of personal liability constraining their ability to take those official actions. Of course, Ministers remain accountable to Parliament and the wider public for their actions as a Minister.</p><p>It would have a chilling effect on public life if Ministers faced the prospect of personal financial harm from those seeking to pressure the Government through vexatious or hostile litigation (or the threat thereof).</p><p>More broadly, the principle of legal support from the public purse for official duties is not confined to government. I would observe that there is insurance available to members of the House of Commons, provided by that House at taxpayers’ expense, designed to protect those members when carrying out parliamentary and constituency duties. This includes professional indemnity insurance that covers defamation. I also note that the House of Lords Commission recently agreed in principle to provide professional indemnity insurance to members of this House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/04/2024 16:54:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1701601

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect full compensation payments to have been made to the victims of the infected blood scandal and to family members of those victims who have already died.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has committed to update Parliament through an oral statement on next steps within 25 sitting days following 20 May. It is our intention to make this statement as soon as possible. Additionally, we have tabled a Government amendment ahead of Report Stage of the Victims and Prisoners Bill to fix technical deficiencies, whilst working in the spirit of Dame Diana Johnson’s amendment. The amendment has been tabled with the intention of speeding up the implementation of the Government’s response to the Infected Blood Inquiry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/04/2024 16:53:12 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1700719

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	The Gambia: Female Genital Mutilation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are working with the United Nations and World Health Organisation in their efforts to strengthen laws and policies to protect women and girls from female genital mutilation in The Gambia, as committed to in the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023 to 2030.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK's position is clear that female genital mutilation (FGM) is a human rights violation. The Deputy Foreign Secretary spoke to The Gambia's Foreign Minister on 9 April and met with the Minister for Public Services on 29 April, to relay the UK's deep concern about the progress in The Gambia's National Assembly of the bill that would legalise FGM. He highlighted the serious implications if the bill were to become law, including for The Gambia's international reputation. The UK continues to engage broadly through regular contact with senior Gambian Government officials and other stakeholders. We are working with international partners to coordinate and complement messaging and activity.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 30/04/2024 16:29:53 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1701640

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing Market
	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 findings of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors survey indicating a third consecutive monthly increase in demand in the housing market.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government closely monitors the state of the market and was pleased to see an increase in buyer demand in the latest RICS UK Residential Survey. We have taken a number of steps to support the market in recent months including extending the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, introducing the Mortgage Charter, reducing stamp duty and continuing our home ownership schemes such as First Homes, Shared Ownership and Lifetime ISA and our support for housebuilding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 30/04/2024 16:26:55 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1701606

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Madeleine McCann
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what funding is being made available to Operation Grange into the disappearance of Madeline McCann in the financial year 2024–25; how many police officers are currently involved in the investigation; when the next review of funding will occur; and what are the total costs of the police operation to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>For the year 2024-25 the Home Office has agreed to provide up to £192,000 to the Metropolitan Police Service through Special Grant funding for Operation Grange, the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. At 31 March 2024, the total cost of the investigation was £13.2m.</p><p>Operation Grange’s Special Grant budget currently funds a team of three police officers and one member of police staff, all of whom operate on a part-time basis.</p><p>Special Grant funding is reviewed annually by the Home Office. The Department also liaises regularly with the Operation Grange investigation team to assess progress and challenge the use of funds as necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 30/04/2024 16:14:47 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1712653

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Dental Services: Attendance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many missed dental appointments there have been in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Whilst the Department does not hold this information in the format requested, data is recorded on dental activity that has occurred. For example, the Department holds data on the number of Units of Dental Activity commissioned and delivered each month on the NHS Business Services Authority Open Data Portal in an online-only format. The portal currently holds data from April 2016 to November 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 30/04/2024 15:51:13 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1712649

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Pharmacy: Rural Areas
	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 long-term financial viability of community pharmacies in rural areas.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the total number of community pharmacies that have closed and opened in rural areas in England, as defined by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ <em>Guide to applying the Rural Urban Classification to data</em>, each year from 2019 to 2023:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of rural pharmacies closed</p></td><td><p>Number of rural pharmacies opened</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Community pharmacies are private businesses, contracted to provide National Health Service pharmaceutical services. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is responsible for ensuring that patients can access medicines, and the Department is monitoring changes to the market closely. In areas where there are fewer pharmacies, the Pharmacy Access Scheme provides financial support to the pharmacies that are present.</p><p>Every three years, local authorities in England undertake pharmaceutical needs assessments for their areas, to ensure provision continues to meet their population’s needs. Integrated care boards have regard to those assessments when commissioning services, and where a pharmacy closure impacts access to services, a new contractor can apply to open a pharmacy in the area.</p><p>When a local pharmacy closes, patients can choose to access pharmaceutical services through any alternative pharmacy, including any of the over 400 distance selling pharmacies that are required to deliver medicines to patients free of charge. In some rural areas, doctors are permitted to dispense medicines.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4009 question first answered 30/04/2024 15:50:48 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1712648

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Pharmacy: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many community pharmacies in rural areas closed in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the total number of community pharmacies that have closed and opened in rural areas in England, as defined by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ <em>Guide to applying the Rural Urban Classification to data</em>, each year from 2019 to 2023:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of rural pharmacies closed</p></td><td><p>Number of rural pharmacies opened</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Community pharmacies are private businesses, contracted to provide National Health Service pharmaceutical services. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is responsible for ensuring that patients can access medicines, and the Department is monitoring changes to the market closely. In areas where there are fewer pharmacies, the Pharmacy Access Scheme provides financial support to the pharmacies that are present.</p><p>Every three years, local authorities in England undertake pharmaceutical needs assessments for their areas, to ensure provision continues to meet their population’s needs. Integrated care boards have regard to those assessments when commissioning services, and where a pharmacy closure impacts access to services, a new contractor can apply to open a pharmacy in the area.</p><p>When a local pharmacy closes, patients can choose to access pharmaceutical services through any alternative pharmacy, including any of the over 400 distance selling pharmacies that are required to deliver medicines to patients free of charge. In some rural areas, doctors are permitted to dispense medicines.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4010 question first answered 30/04/2024 15:50:48 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1701625

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Respiratory Syncytial Virus
	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 impact of infant respiratory syncytial virus on (1) paediatric intensive care bed capacity, (2) NHS elective care capacity, (3) GP visits, and (4) economic productivity.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>NHS England has not made specific assessments of the impact of infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on paediatric intensive care bed capacity, National Health Service elective care capacity, and general practice visits, as RSV is often accompanied by other respiratory viruses and bacterial infections, and it is therefore difficult to measure the exact contribution of RSV. Neither has the Department assessed the wider productivity and economic benefits of RSV specifically.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS plans for a wide range of scenarios ahead of each winter, and will continue to adapt plans based on respiratory infections surveillance, including RSV, and NHS activity data. This includes specialised commissioning led winter surge planning for paediatric critical care, as well as wider winter planning. For RSV specifically, this includes the annual immunisation programme, which continues to be managed and reviewed in accordance with advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). For 2024 to 2025, preparedness may include rolling out a new RSV vaccination programme following the JCVI’s recommendations issued in September 2023, subject to approval from the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The health impact of infant RSV was assessed in a scientific paper published in Lancet Regional Health Europe in January 2024, and has been assessed previously in scientific papers published by Public Health England and others. This work contributed to the JCVI’s assessment of RSV’s impact, and advice to implement an immunisation programme to prevent infant RSV.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 30/04/2024 15:46:03 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1700759

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	National Security Online Information Team: Social Media
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Security Online Information Team flags social media posts that are deemed to be lawful to online platforms for potential breaches of terms of service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Strathcarron
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As is the case with a range of national and international public and academic bodies, DSIT has trusted flagger status with the major social media platforms. The NSOIT is focused on the greatest risks to public safety and national security, which are agreed by ministers and regularly communicated to parliament. In specific circumstances, the NSOIT may flag online material where it is in line with ministerial steers, is on an issue within the team’s remit, and where the post appears to be in breach of the platform’s terms of service. Social media platforms decide whether or not content is a breach of their terms of service and, if so, what action to take.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 30/04/2024 14:51:22 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	4937 label Biography information for Lord Strathcarron

1700708

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Gulf States: Motor Sports
	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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 3 April (HL3297), which ambassadors have accepted offers of gifts or hospitality to attended F1 races in the last three years in Gulf States as recorded through management assurance processes; which races they attended; and who offered the gift and hospitality.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As the answer to Question HL3297 made clear, all FCDO Staff are expected to maintain the highest standards of propriety and regularity at all times in line with the Civil Service Code and Diplomatic Service Code. It is recognised across HMG that, for example, the exchange of gifts and hospitality have long been an important part of building relations, particularly overseas. The motorsport industry provides significant economic opportunities for the UK, generating over £10 billion in revenue each year, and UK Ambassadors to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have regularly attended F1 events as part of their official duties. Offers of gifts or hospitality to FCDO officials are recorded and regularly audited under our management assurance processes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2024 14:41:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1700752

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards achieving the commitments outlined in the White Paper on international development published on 20 November 2023.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The White Paper on International Development sets out 216 commitments as part of the UK's strategic goal to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, with a timeframe through to 2030. The Government has moved at pace to deliver across the commitments. Recent delivery includes additional support for Education Cannot Wait, the launch of a new programme to support maternal and neonatal health for 3.5 million people in Ethiopia and supporting the Green Climate Fund to announce a $100 million investment partnership with Somalia.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2024 14:38:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1701629

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans currently in the UK and awaiting implementation of the family reunion scheme for those who supported British personnel in Afghanistan have wives and children in Pakistan who are in danger of being returned to Afghanistan.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. This includes eligible immediate family members of those being resettled under both the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Data on the number of Afghans in the UK who are awaiting a route for separated families to be reunited is unavailable at this time.</p><p>Public data on the number of Afghans in Pakistan who are eligible to join family members already resettled under both the ARAP and ACRS is unavailable. However; the latest published statistics, summarised at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, show that, at the end of December 2023, 14,423 people have been relocated to the UK under the ARAP so far, and a further 10,520 have been relocated under ACRS.</p><p>The Government is aiming to bring eligible persons (EPs) to the UK from Pakistan and other third countries as soon as reasonably practicable and has so far relocated over 3000 people since October.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 30/04/2024 14:37:42 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1700770

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Russia: Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking any steps, in collaboration with international partners, to encourage peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>We support a just and sustainable peace which restores Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, underpinned by the UN Charter. President Zelenskyy has clearly indicated Ukraine's desire for peace in his Peace Formula, which reflects principles supported by 141 countries in the UN General Assembly. The UK has supported Ukraine to convene senior officials from G7 and several G20 countries, to discuss principles for a just peace. We welcome the planned conference in Switzerland to discuss these principles further. By contrast, Russia's continued actions on the battlefield demonstrate that President Putin has no meaningful interest in a just peace. It will be for Ukraine to determine its position in any negotiations, just as it is for Ukraine to decide its democratic future and long-term security arrangements. The quickest path to peace would be for President Putin to withdraw all Russian troops illegally present in Ukraine and end its aggression against its neighbour.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2024 14:25:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1702002

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force: Heathrow Airport
	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 potential economic impact of the upcoming strikes by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport on (1) businesses, and (2) tourism.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Border Force has made no such assessment as to the strikes’ impact on tourism and business, as this is not within Border Force’s remit. Border Force will continue to work closely with Heathrow Airport to ensure we have robust plans in place to minimise any delays if strike action goes ahead. We will deploy suitable resources to meet critical demand and support the flow of passengers and goods through our border. Border Force’s priority during industrial action, as with at any other time, is to maintain the security of the UK border and nothing will compromise this.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 30/04/2024 13:44:09 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1702327

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from Professor Brian Bell, Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee, to the Home Secretary on 12 March, why the timescales of the rapid review of the Graduate Route, which they have asked the Migration Advisory Committee to undertake, are much shorter than a normal commission.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>It is important we provide certainty on this issue in a timely manner, which is why we asked the MAC to carry out a rapid review. We will consider the evidence put forward by the MAC very closely.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 30/04/2024 13:43:28 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1701965

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judiciary: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the University of Manchester Racial Bias and the Bench: A response to the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (2020-2025), published in November 2022, what support they will give to recommendations to overhaul judicial appointment processes to deliver a more diverse judiciary and embed equalities within the judiciary.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is independent of government and has a statutory duty to select candidates for judicial appointment solely on merit; select only people of good character and have regard to the need to encourage diversity in the range of persons available for judicial selection. The JAC keeps its selection processes under continual review to ensure they are transparent, fair, and attract talented candidates from a wide range of backgrounds. In 2022-2023, across all legal JAC exercises, 51% of those recommended for appointment were women and 16% were ethnic minorities, contributing to a more diverse judiciary.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice, as a member of the Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF), works closely with the judiciary, the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), the Legal Services Board (LSB) and the three largest legal professions on actions to improve judicial diversity. The Forum’s 2024 action plan (<a href="https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Judicial-Diversity-Forum-Priorities-and-Actions-for-2024.pdf" target="_blank">https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Judicial-Diversity-Forum-Priorities-and-Actions-for-2024.pdf</a>) which was published in January, sets out our shared priorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 30/04/2024 13:42:51 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1701628

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Knighton
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether all residents of Knighton, regardless of whether they reside in the English or Welsh parts of the town, have access to the town’s job centre.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Universal Credit operates on postcodes therefore when a claim is made, the individual will be automatically assigned to the Jobcentre which serves that postcode. Customers in Knighton are allocated to Llandrindod Wells Jobcentre Plus.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/04/2024 13:24:26 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1714010

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	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	Prescription Drugs: Shortages
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of shortages in the supply of prescription drugs.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>There are approximately 14,000 medicines licensed for supply in the United Kingdom, and the overwhelming majority are in good supply. The medicine supply chain is complex, global, and highly regulated, and supply issues can be caused by a range of factors. For example, suppliers can encounter manufacturing problems, difficulty accessing raw materials, and surges in demand. These are commonly cited as the drivers of the recent supply issues, which have affected many countries, not just the UK.</p><p>Whilst we can’t always prevent supply issues, we have a range of well-established tools and processes to mitigate risks to patients. These include close and regular engagement with suppliers, use of alternative strengths or forms of a medicine to allow patients to remain on the same product, expediting regulatory procedures, sourcing unlicensed imports from abroad, adding products to the restricted exports and hoarding list, use of Serious Shortage Protocols, and issuing National Health Service communications to provide management advice and information on the issue to healthcare professionals, so they can advise and support their patients.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 30/04/2024 11:37:26 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1713726

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	First Aid: Adrenaline
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued regarding the use of an adrenaline auto-injector on someone to whom it was not prescribed in a medical emergency.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools, and there is provision in this guidance for the use of an adrenaline auto-injector on someone to whom it was not prescribed, in a medical emergency. However, regulation 238 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 provides an exemption from certain requirements related to the administration of medicines. Specifically, it allows for parenteral, rather than injected or absorbed, administration of specified medicines in emergency situations, where the purpose is to save a life. For instance, adrenaline prescribed for a specific person, or even to an unknown person, can be administered under this regulation, if it is necessary to save a life during an emergency. The use in emergencies is covered by schedule 19 and regulation 238, where age is not specified.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the MHRA, Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4075 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:36:16 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713725

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	First Aid: Adrenaline
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued on the administering of adrenaline auto-injectors by minors in medical emergencies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools, and there is provision in this guidance for the use of an adrenaline auto-injector on someone to whom it was not prescribed, in a medical emergency. However, regulation 238 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 provides an exemption from certain requirements related to the administration of medicines. Specifically, it allows for parenteral, rather than injected or absorbed, administration of specified medicines in emergency situations, where the purpose is to save a life. For instance, adrenaline prescribed for a specific person, or even to an unknown person, can be administered under this regulation, if it is necessary to save a life during an emergency. The use in emergencies is covered by schedule 19 and regulation 238, where age is not specified.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the MHRA, Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4076 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:36:16 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713724

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	Airports: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what requirements there are for airports to ensure adrenaline auto-injectors are available on their premises.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4071 HL4072 HL4073 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713723

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	Aviation: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what requirements there are for airlines to ensure adrenaline auto-injectors are available on commercial flights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4071 HL4072 HL4074 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713722

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	Adrenaline: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of operation of law in relation to the provision of adrenaline auto-injectors on trains.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4071 HL4073 HL4074 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713721

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	Aviation: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of operation of law in relation to the provision of adrenaline auto-injectors on commercial aircraft.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4072 HL4073 HL4074 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1701617

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Telephone Systems
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker on which dates and at what times the failure of the Polycom telephone system on the parliamentary estate started and ended, and why it took so long for the system to be restored.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. The Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) were made aware of a potential issue affecting Polycom telephone handsets, used with the Microsoft telephone service (MS Teams) on Friday 12th April 2024. Following a thorough investigation, a root cause was identified and resolved on Tuesday 16th April 2024. Restoration of service following a major telephony incident depends on third parties. The Voice Programme is upgrading and replacing the existing telephony infrastructure with a streamlined and less complex support arrangement. PDS are expecting to rollout the service over the summer 2024.</p> answering member printed Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall question first answered 30/04/2024 11:23:16 answering member 2506 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1701618

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Telephone Systems
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker on what date at what cost to public funds the Polycom telephone system was installed on the parliamentary estate, and whether Siemens was invited to tender for this contract.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. In 2016, a procurement process was completed adhering to EU procurement regulations (OJEU) for a unified communications solution to replace the previous telephone system which was end of life and could no longer be supported or maintained. This restricted OJEU process was open to all vendors. Siemens (Unify) made an initial application but were not taken through to stage two of the process to tender.</p><p>The cost of the Skype for Business Programme, which included key steps in Parliament’s transition from a copper wire telephone system to Voice over Internet Protocol, was £8.3 million and included the cost of the Polycom handsets currently in use. Implementation of the Polycom handsets began in November 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall question first answered 30/04/2024 11:22:33 answering member 2506 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1701619

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Telephone Systems
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the Parliamentary Digital Service plans to replace the Polycom telephone system on the parliamentary estate and, if so, what is the budget for this project.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. The Voice Programme has been set up to address service quality and user experience priorities regarding telephony in Parliament. The programme’s high-level benefits include increasing business resilience and value for money and improving customer experience across telephony services. The programme is upgrading and replacing the existing telephony infrastructure (a combination of on premise MS Teams and Skype for Business) and has completed procurement of a unified communications service, to be implemented later this year, that will deliver resilient telephony. Initially, the new service is expected- to re-utilise the existing Polycom telephone handsets, however, replacement telephone handsets will be introduced as part of product lifecycle replacement.</p><p>The House of Lords Services Committee, the House of Commons Administration Committee and the Business Resilience Board are being consulted on implementation plans for the new service.</p><p>The Investment Committee and Accounting Officers have approved a business case for the Voice Programme which has an approved whole life cost of £6.37m. These costs cover implementation, programme resources, licences, and support costs until FY28/29.</p> answering member printed Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall question first answered 30/04/2024 11:19:05 answering member 2506 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1701605

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) establishment, and (2) personnel strength, of each of the battalions of the Foot Guards, broken down by (a) commissioned officers, (b) senior non-commissioned officers, and (c) other ranks.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the Trade Trained Regular Army Personnel within Foot Guard Battalions serving at Regimental Duty by Paid Rank, as at 1 January 2024.</p><p> </p><p>I am withholding part (1) regarding the workforce requirement (establishment) as disclosure would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the British Army.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Paid Rank</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Grenadier Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Coldstream Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Scots Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Irish Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Welsh Guards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 530 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 490 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 540 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 390 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 410 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officers</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Non-Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Junior Non-Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Privates</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Analysis Army</p><p> </p><p>Table notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The figures are for the Trade Trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The figures only include personnel with a parent Arm / Service of Infantry serving at Regimental Duty within the specified Battalions. All other Infantry personnel who are not serving within a Foot Guard Battalion have been excluded from these figures. Figures also exclude any attached Arms serving with the Battalion.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Figures exclude service personnel on the resilience margin.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Senior Non-Commissioned Officers include all personnel with a Paid Rank of Staff Sergeant and Sergeant. Junior Non-Commissioned Officers include all personnel with a Paid Rank of Corporal and Lance Corporal.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="5"><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="6"><li>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="7"><li>Public Duties Companies have been included (1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Grenadier Guards includes Nijm Coy (PDIC), 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Coldstream Guards includes 7 Coy (PDIC), 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Scots Guards includes F Coy (PDIC) and 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Irish Guards includes 9 and 12 Coys (PDIC).</li></ol> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 30/04/2024 11:17:58 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1701616

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: Intellectual Property
	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 risks to intellectual property posed by sales on overseas e-commerce platforms.
	tabling member printed	Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of IP crime and infringement seriously and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) plays a crucial role in the fight against online piracy and counterfeiting. It works closely with international partners, including the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, to assess the risks posed by sales on overseas e-commerce platforms and estimating the cost of counterfeiting to the UK economy. Their most recent report estimated that counterfeit goods imported to the UK were worth approximately £13.6 billion per year.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 30/04/2024 10:43:37 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	4702 label Biography information for Lord McNicol of West Kilbride

1701987

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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	Wind Power: Port Talbot
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether planning consent has been granted between Celtic Freeport and Neath Port Talbot County Council for the construction of the offshore wind farms.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Celtic Freeport consortium, which includes Neath Port Talbot County Council, is currently preparing a business case and establishing robust governance arrangements, alongside the necessary corporate and legal structures, to allow for the formal designation of the Freeport by the Welsh and UK Governments in 2024. We are not aware of any planning applications for offshore wind from Celtic Freeport.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 30/04/2024 10:37:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1702003

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	New Businesses: Capital Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of a decline in venture capital investment in UK start-ups in the first quarter of 2024; and what steps they are taking to support the growth of the UK's innovation ecosystem.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The government notes that while there have been reports of a decline in venture capital (VC) investment in UK start-ups, this has been broad based and global in nature. We also note that because of the nature of private markets, there is a lag in data reporting for VC deals, meaning that final data on investments made in Q1 2024 will not be available until later in the year.</p><p> </p><p>The BBB’s Small Business Finance Monitor 2024, which covers data up to the end of Q3 2023, found that there has been a “slowdown in activity that has occurred in the market since Q2 2022” and that the market decline over the past 18 months is not unique to the UK and can be seen across other global regions.</p><p> </p><p>However, we also note that VC funding in the UK has reduced from record levels in 2021/2022, and that despite this slowdown, early stage/seed funding has remained robust, indicating that there is a pipeline of future investment opportunities still being created.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises that VC funding is an important source of finance for innovative companies and is proud of the fact that the UK has the third largest VC market in the world, behind only the US and China. The government is backing British business by tackling barriers to investment, cutting taxes and rewarding work, and by supporting the priority growth sectors, including digital technology, which are helping to turn the UK into the world’s next Silicon Valley.</p><p> </p><p>This includes making over £3.5 billion of public investment in the AI ecosystem since 2014, extending the sunset clause for the Enterprise Investment Scheme and the Venture Capital Trust scheme to 6 April 2035, making changes to simplify and improve R&amp;D tax reliefs, extending the British Business Bank’s Future Fund: Breakthrough investment programme, and implementing the measures the Chancellor announced at last year’s Mansion House speech to reform the pensions market to unlock investment into high growth sectors and generate increased returns for savers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/04/2024 10:37:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1700736

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance: Uprating
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion and number of universal credit claimants will be subject to the benefit cap following April's benefit uprating and increase in the local housing allowance; and what proportion and number will receive less than the full uprating and increase in Local Housing Allowance because of the cap.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>No estimate has been made. The latest figures show that 77,000 households were capped at November 2023. Benefit cap statistics released in September 2024 will show the number of households capped at May 2024.</p><p> </p><p>There are various factors that determine whether a household is exempt or brought into scope of the benefit cap.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/04/2024 16:53:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1713308

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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	Breast Cancer: Alcoholic Drinks
	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 link between women’s increasing consumption of alcohol and incidences of breast cancer.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Public Health England’s evidence review, <em>‘The Public Health Burden of Alcohol and the Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Alcohol Control Policies’</em>, which was published in 2016 and updated in 2018, found there is strong evidence for an association between alcohol consumption and female breast cancer, and that for breast cancer, any level of drinking increases your risk so there is no ‘safe’ level of drinking. A copy of the review is attached.</p><p>The Government believes in informing and empowering citizens and has a responsibility to provide the most up to date, clear information to enable people to make informed choices about their drinking. The 2016 United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines provide the public with the most up to date scientific information and highlight the risk of a range of health problems, including breast cancer, from alcohol consumption.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 29/04/2024 16:52:17 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name alcohol_public_health_burden_evidence_review_update_2018 (2).pdf title alcohol_public_health_burden_evidence_review
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1713309

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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	Breastfeeding
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to put in place policies that encourage breastfeeding, including supportive work environments where women are able to breastfeed or express milk.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s vision, set out in the policy paper, <em>The Best Start for Life: A Vision for the 1,001 Critical Days</em>, is that every parent and carer has access to high quality infant feeding services in their local area. A copy of the paper is attached.</p><p>Through the Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme, we are investing £50 million in infant feeding services, enabling participating local authorities to design and deliver a blended offer of advice and support in line with local needs. The investment is being used to increase the range of advice and specialist support available, helping to ensure all mothers and families can meet their breastfeeding goals. We are also using programme investment to increase the capacity of the National Breastfeeding Helpline so that a greater number of families are able to access this support. In March 2024, we launched a trial of extended helpline opening hours so that support and advice will be available at any time of the day or night, every day of the year.</p><p>Regulations are in place that require employers to provide a suitable area for breastfeeding mothers. This must be hygienic and private so they can express milk if they choose to and include somewhere to store their milk.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 29/04/2024 16:47:06 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name The_best_start_for_life_a_vision_for_the_1_001_critical_days (9).pdf title The_best_start_for_life_a_vision
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1700758

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Ludlow
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many benefit claimants with an address in Ludlow visited the Jobcentre in Leominster and were refused travel costs in 2024.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/04/2024 16:41:57 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1701637

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Urban Areas: Greater London
	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 potential impact of an increase in the non-residential limit for collective enfranchisement on the composition of retail streets in London’s Central Activity Zone.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>An Impact Assessment for the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was published on 11 December 2023 and is available on the Parliament website at: <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3523/publications" target="_blank">Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill publications - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament</a>. The Impact Assessment considers the non-monetised impact of increasing the non-residential for collective enfranchisement claims including the potential impact on freeholders, high streets, and businesses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3866 HL3867 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:41:45 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL3866 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill publications - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament.pdf title Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
	tabling member	228 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

1701636

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Leasehold: Reform
	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 extent to which overseas investors will benefit from an increase in the non-residential limit for collective enfranchisement under proposed leasehold reforms.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>An Impact Assessment for the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was published on 11 December 2023 and is available on the Parliament website at: <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3523/publications" target="_blank">Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill publications - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament</a>. The Impact Assessment considers the non-monetised impact of increasing the non-residential for collective enfranchisement claims including the potential impact on freeholders, high streets, and businesses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3866 HL3868 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:41:45 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL3866 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill publications - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament.pdf title Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
	tabling member	228 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

1701635

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Leasehold: Reform
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many high streets in local authority ownership will be affected by an increase in the non-residential limit for collective enfranchisement under proposed leasehold reforms.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>An Impact Assessment for the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was published on 11 December 2023 and is available on the Parliament website at: <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3523/publications" target="_blank">Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill publications - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament</a>. The Impact Assessment considers the non-monetised impact of increasing the non-residential for collective enfranchisement claims including the potential impact on freeholders, high streets, and businesses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3867 HL3868 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:41:45 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL3866 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill publications - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament.pdf title Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
	tabling member	228 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

1713739

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	School Milk
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for administering the Nursery Milk Scheme to children only until their fifth birthday rather than until the end of the academic year in which that birthday falls.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Nursery Milk Scheme allows early years childcare settings such as childminders and nurseries to reclaim the cost of providing one-third of a pint of milk to children under five years old who attend their childcare setting for at least two hours per day. Schools are also allowed to claim under this scheme in respect of pupils under the age of five years old. There are no current plans to extend the Nursery Milk Scheme to cover other school pupils.</p><p>The School Food Standards require lower-fat or lactose free milk to be available in all schools. From the age of five years old onwards, pupils eligible for benefits-based free school meals are eligible for free school milk. In addition, the school milk subsidy scheme subsidises the cost of milk and certain milk products for children in primary and secondary schools including over fives. This means that participating schools can sell the products in schools at a lower price. More information on this scheme is available on GOV.UK in an online-only format.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 29/04/2024 16:41:17 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1700751

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the extension of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government have decided to extend the territorial extent of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>This is the right choice as the Northern Ireland Assembly faces significant and unique challenges to delivering the necessary legislation at an expedited pace following its recent restoration and its public consultation requirements. These challenges posed the risk of a significant delay to justice for postmasters in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>My hon. friend, the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business recently met the First Minister, Deputy First Minister and Justice Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive to discuss these matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL3790 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:40:27 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1700750

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government have decided to extend the territorial extent of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>This is the right choice as the Northern Ireland Assembly faces significant and unique challenges to delivering the necessary legislation at an expedited pace following its recent restoration and its public consultation requirements. These challenges posed the risk of a significant delay to justice for postmasters in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>My hon. friend, the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business recently met the First Minister, Deputy First Minister and Justice Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive to discuss these matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL3791 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:40:27 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1700695

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Journalism: Iran
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the risk to British–Iranian journalists in the United Kingdom after threats from the government of Iran, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in particular.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kempsell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Whilst we do not routinely comment on operational matters or specific threats, Iran has been clear in its intentions, publicly calling for the capture or killing of those holding it to account, either in the UK or abroad. Since the start of 2022, Iran has attempted to carry out these threats on numerous occasions, with over 15 credible threats to kill or kidnap British or UK-based individuals.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to the promotion of media freedom and takes protection of individuals’ rights, freedoms, and safety very seriously. It is paramount that all media professionals are free to work without fear and journalists must be able to investigate and report independently.</p><p>We continually assess potential threats to individuals and take a proactive approach to identifying and investigating them. Wherever a threat is identified, we use all measures, including through the Police and security and intelligence services, to mitigate risk to individuals.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 29/04/2024 16:09:46 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4988 label Biography information for Lord Kempsell

1700760

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent increase in cases of advance fee mortgage scams, what steps they are taking to prevent such scams.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of our Fraud Strategy, we have worked closely with the financial services industry to protect customers against a variety of fraud types, including advance fee scams. This includes the Retail Banking Fraud Sector Charter which has delivered ambitious and innovative actions to prevent authorised fraud and protect customers. We have also agreed similar charters with the telecommunications, accountancy and online sectors.</p><p>According to the Crime Survey of England and Wales, ‘Advance fee fraud’ has decreased by 33% in the year ending September 2023 from 546,000 to 367,000 offences.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 29/04/2024 16:08:49 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1700728

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Postgraduate Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many international students on student visas who complete postgraduate taught courses and leave the UK within 12 months do not subsequently return to the UK on that visa.
	tabling member printed	Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish data on the proportion of student visas for postgraduate taught courses or how long people were resident in the UK on student visas.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on sponsored study visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the outcomes of student visas are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates up to the end of December 2023.</p><p>The Home Office also publishes data on how people move through the immigration system in the Migrant Journey report. The report contains information on the number of people starting a journey each year broken down by immigration route (e.g. study) and for how long they continue to hold leave. It does not contain information on how long people were resident in the UK or the level of qualification for which they were studying. The latest report covers up to the end of 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3759 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:00:46 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1700727

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Postgraduate Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of international students on student visas are undertaking postgraduate taught courses that can be completed in less than 12 months, and whether that proportion has increased following the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish data on the proportion of student visas for postgraduate taught courses or how long people were resident in the UK on student visas.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on sponsored study visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the outcomes of student visas are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates up to the end of December 2023.</p><p>The Home Office also publishes data on how people move through the immigration system in the Migrant Journey report. The report contains information on the number of people starting a journey each year broken down by immigration route (e.g. study) and for how long they continue to hold leave. It does not contain information on how long people were resident in the UK or the level of qualification for which they were studying. The latest report covers up to the end of 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3760 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:00:46 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1700729

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Postgraduate Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why all international students on postgraduate taught courses are counted as migrants, even though a proportion of those students leave the UK after less than a year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Long-term international migration estimates are produced by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS). Any decision around the methodology used to estimate net migration would be for the ONS. They use the “UN-recommended definition of a long-term international migrant”, a person who moves to another country other than their own for at least a year (12 months). Students who leave the UK within one year of their arrival are not considered to be long-term migrants. In their <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fpopulationandmigration%2Finternationalmigration%2Farticles%2Freasonforinternationalmigrationinternationalstudentsupdate%2Fnovember2023&amp;data=05%7C02%7CThomas.Lane1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C45b23935727747fd799508dc5e15a8f9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638488694318783604%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5xelAsm9FEz5yNq9YbEiM78B8yQGNlxi1rzlguO0ldU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">‘Reason for international migration, international students update’</a> they said:</p><p>“An international student is currently defined as someone who arrives in the UK to study and remains for a period of 12 months or more. In line with the current United Nations (UN) definition of a long-term migrant, international students are included in our estimates of long-term immigration.”</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 29/04/2024 15:59:49 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1700704

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the family reunification route for Afghans in the UK, under Pathway 1 of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme, will open; and what assessment they have made of the level of danger faced by the spouses and children who remain in Afghanistan of those who have resettled in the UK with indefinite leave to remain.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. The situation continues to be complex and presents significant challenges, including how those who are eligible for resettlement in the UK can leave the country.</p><p>For those evacuated from Afghanistan under Pathway 1 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) without their immediate family members, the Home Secretary has committed to establishing a route for separated families to be reunited in the first half of this year. Further details will be provided in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 29/04/2024 15:58:43 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1700725

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Car Washes: Forced Labour
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the report Car Wash Code of Practice Project Report: Home Office Modern Slavery Prevention Fund, published by Nottingham Trent University and submitted to the Home Office in October 2022.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Bristol
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office funded the evaluation report conducted by the Responsible Car Wash Scheme and Nottingham Trent University, as part of its grant funding under the Modern Slavery Prevention Fund, a one-off pot of funding to build the evidence base on what interventions work to prevent modern slavery.</p><p>The Home Office has shared the evaluation of this project with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority so the lessons from this project can be incorporated into operational activity to improve standards within the hand car wash sector. The Government has no plans to respond directly to the report.</p><p>In addition, the Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME) sets out the scale and nature of labour exploitation in their annual strategy to ensure the three labour market enforcement bodies are targeting the highest-risk industries. The most recent 23-24 DLME strategy highlights hand car washes as a sector at risk of labour exploitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3724 question first answered 29/04/2024 15:58:04 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4709 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Bristol