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1794047

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date	12/04/2025
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Diseases: Impact Assessment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the process and criteria for triggering an economic impact assessment of a new disease in the Department of Health and Social Care; and whether they are undertaking an assessment of the suitability of that process and criteria against long Covid, as a condition that did not exist five years ago.
tabling member printed	Lord Bethell
uin	HL6614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government understands the scale of the challenge presented by long COVID, which is also felt on employment and the economy.</p><p>NHS England established over 100 long COVID services for adults, and for children and young people. These assess people with long COVID and direct them into appropriate care pathways which provide appropriate support and treatment.</p><p>The Government has also invested over £57 million into long COVID research. The projects aim to improve our understanding of the diagnosis and underlying mechanisms of the disease and the effectiveness of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies and interventions, and to evaluate clinical care.</p><p>The Department regularly reviews evidence on the health and economic impact of diseases and conditions. Where appropriate, this evidence is used to produce impact assessments which inform the development of new policies to address the needs of the population.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 22/04/2025 13:43:30 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell

1794053

registered interest
date	12/04/2025
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: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the cost to Parliament of a traffic marshal supervisor on the Parliamentary estate.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL6620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>The cost to Parliament of a traffic marshal supervisor on the Parliamentary Estate (working 12 hours a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year) would be approximately £105K including VAT. However, actual marshalling hours vary according to operational need, and this sum is not what a traffic marshal supervisor would receive in pay.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/04/2025 10:33:09 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1794068

registered interest
date	12/04/2025
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Gov Facility Services: Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 9 April (HL6405), whether they have taken steps to assess the potential for reducing costs and increasing productivity from retaining Gov Facilities Services Limited in-house.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL6635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2025 answer text <p>Government Facility Services Limited was created in 2018 as a government company to ensure continuity of facilities management services to prisons in the South and East of England following the collapse of the previous contracted supplier, Carillion. This was always planned to be a transient organisation whilst the Department decided on how the Prison and Probation estate would be maintained in the future.</p><p>A 2023 assessment conducted in partnership with the Cabinet Office determined that an insourced solution was not the preferred option for future prison maintenance services. The assessment was conducted in line with Cabinet Office guidance and was consistent with the options appraisal approach prescribed by HM Treasury Green Book. Financial analysis determined that an outsourced option would be more cost effective and deliver the best value for money. The value and performance of the Department’s service providers are subject to ongoing contract management and are reviewed and changed, where appropriate, to align with the business requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson question first answered 22/04/2025 12:57:05 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1794079

registered interest
date	12/04/2025
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Isle of Wight
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 Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 1 April (HL6113), how many of the 158 inquests completed on the Isle of Wight in 2023 (1) were heard by jury, (2) were court inquests, and (3) were held as an 'inquest in writing' under section 9C of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL6645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>The following information for the Isle of Wight coroner area is either included in, or can be extrapolated from, the Coroner Statistics 2023 which are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2023" target="_blank">Coroners statistics 2023 - GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>In 2023:</p><ul><li><p>No inquests were heard with a jury.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>81 inquests involved a public court hearing.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>77 inquests were conducted in writing under the provisions of section 9C of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The Coroner Statistics for 2024 will be published on 08 May 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 24/04/2025 12:47:49 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1794088

registered interest
date	12/04/2025
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: Employers' Contributions
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 changes to employer National Insurance contributions on the success of British farming.
tabling member printed	Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest
uin	HL6654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2025 answer text <p>A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs). The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on individuals, businesses, and civil society organisations, as well as an overview of the equality impacts.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s decisions at Autumn Budget 2024 provide £5 billion over two years for farming and land management in England which will restore stability and confidence in the sector, strengthening food security alongside nature’s recovery. This is the largest ever budget directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our country’s history.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 23/04/2025 11:42:51 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	5020 label Biography information for Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest

1794095

registered interest
date	12/04/2025
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prostate Cancer: Health Education and Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to raise awareness about prostate cancer and to promote testing, especially among black men.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL6661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government understands that more needs to be done to improve outcomes for all people with prostate cancer, including for black men.</p><p>NHS England runs Help Us Help You campaigns in England to increase knowledge of cancer symptoms and address barriers to acting on them, to encourage people to come forward as soon as possible to see their general practitioner. The campaigns focus on a range of symptoms, as well as encouraging body awareness, to help people spot symptoms across a wide range of cancers at an earlier point. These campaigns are developed and tailored to reach and resonate with people who are more likely to experience health inequalities, such as black people. Cancer alliances across the country are engaging with their local communities to deliver campaigns, community engagement, and partnership activity to increase symptom knowledge and encourage earlier presentation.</p><p>To address disparities and find ways to better detect prostate cancer earlier, we have invested £16 million in the United Kingdom-wide TRANSFORM trial, aimed at helping find the best ways of detecting prostate cancer in men, even if they are not displaying any symptoms. This research will aim to address some of the inequalities that exist in prostate cancer diagnosis by targeting black men in trial recruitment, ensuring that one in ten participants are black men. This is vital as previous trials have not included enough black men to adequately demonstrate the harms and benefits of screening for this group specifically, despite their significantly higher risk.</p><p>In addition, following publication of the 10-Year Health Plan, we will develop a new National Cancer Plan. The plan will seek to improve outcomes and address disparities for people diagnosed with cancer, including for prostate cancer. A call for evidence, seeking contributions from individuals and organisations, including ideas on how to improve outcomes for prostate cancer, is available on the GOV.UK website, in an online only format.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 24/04/2025 13:40:25 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1794097

registered interest
date	12/04/2025
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage
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 Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 8 April (HL6586), what religious and non-religious groups they are aware of that wish to conduct legally recognised marriages in England and Wales and are unable to do so.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
uin	HL6663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>As I mentioned in my previous answer on 08 April, the Law Commission’s 2022 report on weddings law made 57 recommendations for the wholesale reform of weddings law, including recommendations that would enable non-religious belief groups, such as humanists, to conduct legally binding weddings. The Government is aware that humanists wish to conduct legally binding weddings, which they have long been campaigning for, and we are grateful for the contributions that humanists make to our society.</p><p>The Law Commission also concluded that weddings law is not working for couples belonging to many different groups, and that it is unfair and inconsistent. It is the Law Commission’s view that their recommendations would create equitable rules for all groups, including religious groups; reduce the number of religious only (non-legally binding) weddings, which can leave vulnerable people without rights on separation; and provide greater choice for couples, lowering the cost of weddings and making them more accessible to all.</p><p>Marriage will always be one of our most important institutions and we have a duty to consider any changes to our marriage law carefully. As a new Government, it is right that we take the time to consider this issue, and we will set out our position on weddings reform in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 24/04/2025 12:47:25 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	5023 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Llanfaes

1794100

registered interest
date	12/04/2025
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Maternity Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Government response to the House of Lords inquiry into preterm birth: reducing risks and improving lives on 14 January, whether they have received the findings of the NHS maternity and neonatal estates survey; and if so, when they expect to publish them.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wyld
uin	HL6666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2025 answer text <p>NHS England expects to shortly publish the findings of their survey of maternity and neonatal estates, which examined compliances against the current estates’ standards, including the requirements of neonatal parental accommodation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 23/04/2025 09:59:53 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4685 label Biography information for Baroness Wyld

1792392

registered interest
date	03/04/2025
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative: Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 19 February of Current PFI and PF2 projects as at 31 March 2024, why data for 273 projects does not include one or more of (1) the date of the Official Journal of the European Union, (2) the date of preferred bidder and (3) the date of financial close.
tabling member printed	Lord Agnew of Oulton
uin	HL6531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p>For the 273 projects lacking information on (1) the date of the Official Journal of the European Union, (2) the date of preferred bidder, and (3) the date of financial close, this is because the relevant data has not been provided to His Majesty's Government by the responsible department or contracting authority. The data published on 19 February regarding Current PFI and PF2 projects as of 31 March 2024 is not audited by His Majesty's Treasury or the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (now NISTA, the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, as of 1 April). NISTA continues to collaborate with departments to enhance the quality and reliability of the data.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 11/04/2025 12:24:57 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton

1792393

registered interest
date	03/04/2025
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	Ethiopia: Eritrea
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 Collins of Highbury on 1 April (HL5876), what action they are taking in addition to issuing joint statements to prevent renewed conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p>We are concerned at heightened tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea and are engaging both sides at senior levels to encourage channels of communication and dialogue. This includes recent engagements by the Deputy Prime Minister during her recent visit to Ethiopia, and by myself as part of discussions on regional security with Ethiopian Ministers in recent weeks. Additionally, this week the UK's Special Envoy for the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa is visiting Asmara to meet with Eritrean Ministers and reinforce the need for calm and de-escalation.</p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 11/04/2025 13:11:57 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool