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1199210

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Neurology
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) outpatient neurology appointments have been cancelled to date, and (2) neurology inpatients were sent home from hospital early in England, as a result of COVID-19.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dubs
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have advised that this information is not collected.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 18/06/2020 11:16:42 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	805 label Biography information for Lord Dubs

1204241

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Disclosure of Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) personal confidentiality agreements, and (2) non-disclosure agreements the Department for International Trade has signed with (a) businesses, (b) individuals, and (c) third parties advising, the department on its response to COVID 19.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has not signed any personal confidentiality agreements, nor non-disclosure agreements with businesses, individuals nor third parties advising HM Government on its response to COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 14:02:13 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
	tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1199348

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) prisoners, and (2) staff, were (a) suspected of having, (b) confirmed as having, (3) hospitalised as a result of, and (4) died from, COVID-19 in prisons in England, broken down by region.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Rochester
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The data requested can be found below and is correct as of Friday 19 June.</p><p>Please note, for the number of staff suspected of having Covid-19 the guidance was changed on 20 April so that symptomatic staff members could be identified separately. Before 20 April all staff members who were isolating under the PHE guidance were counted and those who were symptomatic could not be identified specifically. This may have slightly overestimated the number of symptomatic staff before 20 April. For some regions this data has been backdated so the total number of staff suspected of having Covid-19 is known.</p><p>On 24 April, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced the rollout of Covid-19 testing for all essential workers and symptomatic members of their household, including prison staff.</p><p>From 15 April, due to the sufficient availability of testing supplies all symptomatic prisoners were tested.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff suspected of having Covid-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff confirmed as having Covid-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff hospitalised as a result of Covid-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff deaths as a result of Covid-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region1</p></td><td><p>1,337</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region2</p></td><td><p>1,126</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region3</p></td><td><p>1,973</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region4</p></td><td><p>845</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region5</p></td><td><p>1,015</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region6</p></td><td><p>2,417</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region7</p></td><td><p>2,482</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 11,195 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 898 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 67 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 8 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prisoners suspected of having Covid-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prisoners confirmed as having Covid-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prisoners hospitalised as a result of Covid-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prisoner deaths as a result of Covid-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region 1</p></td><td><p>612</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region 2</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region 3</p></td><td><p>725</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region 4</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region 5</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region 6</p></td><td><p>513</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region 7</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 3,464 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 402 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 51 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 21 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Regions by prison group:</strong></p><p><strong>Region 1 – </strong>Cumbria and Lancashire; Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire</p><p><strong>Region 2 – </strong>Yorkshire; Tees and Wear</p><p><strong>Region 3 – </strong>North Midlands; West Midlands; East Midlands</p><p><strong>Region 4 – </strong>Avon and South Dorset; South Central; Devon and North Dorset</p><p><strong>Region 5 – </strong>Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk; Hertfordshire, Essex and Suffolk</p><p><strong>Region 6 – </strong>London; Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p><p><strong>Region 7 – </strong>Long Term and High Security Estate</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes </strong></p><p>- Staff suspected of having Covid-19 have been calculated as staff who are on sickness absence or showing symptoms. There may be other staff with suspected Covid-19 who are in the self-isolating category not included here.</p><p>- Prisoners suspected of having Covid-19 have been calculated as prisoners recorded as displaying symptoms.</p><p>- Some staff or prisoners may be counted twice if they have had two periods of symptoms.</p><p>- Confirmed staff cases are self-reported.</p><p>- Staff and prisoner hospitalisations have been calculated as those who have tested positive and have been hospitalised. The hospitalisation may not have been as a result of Covid-19 in some cases, and there may be other cases where Covid-19 has not been confirmed which are included here.</p><p>- These numbers include all historic cases, many of which are now closed.</p><p>- Data for staff deaths represents individuals that have been confirmed as having Covid-19, though it is not necessarily the cause of death.</p><p>- Data for prisoner deaths represents individuals where Covid-19 is suspected to be the cause.</p><p>- These tables include silver command regions 1 to 7 which cover prisons in England, but also include 2 STCs and 1 IRC.</p><p>- Staff figures contain both directly and non-directly employed staff.</p><p>- The symbol ~ denotes suppressed values of 4 or fewer to avoid the risk of identifying individuals.</p><p>- These figures have been drawn from the daily HMPPS Covid-19 reports. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has started publishing a weekly release of Covid-19 related statistics. This includes confirmed Covid-19 cases in prisoners and children in custody; and deaths among prisoners and children in custody where Covid-19 is suspected to be the cause.</p><p>The statistics release can be found here each Friday: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-covid-19-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-covid-19-statistics</a></p><p>Please note, this publication provides statistics for prisons across England and Wales, the data in the tables above relates to prisons in England only.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 30/06/2020 16:54:24 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4318 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Rochester

1202628

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) vulnerable, and (2) disadvantaged, pupils are not currently attending school.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Morgan of Huyton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The closest matching available data on the attendance of vulnerable children in educational establishments since 23 March was published on Tuesday 16 June at the following link and covers data up to Thursday 11 June:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings</a>.</p><p>The data is collected from individual education establishments and the published figures include estimates for non-response.</p><p>We do not currently hold attendance statistics for the number of pupils who are classed as disadvantaged.</p><p>The attendance of children with an education, health and care plan should be based on an individual risk assessment, carried out and regularly reviewed to judge whether they are best supported at school or at home at this time. Attendance may not be appropriate for some children, including because of health considerations for them and their family. Full guidance on the definition of vulnerable children and expectations around attendance is available at:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 22/06/2020 16:27:01 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	2168 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Huyton

1199369

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Non-payment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) women, and (2) men, are currently serving prison sentences for non-payment of council tax.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>As at 30 June 2019 (latest available data) no females and one male were in prison, having been committed to prison for non-payment of council tax.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 16:16:37 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

1201065

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Anti-Doping Rule Violations hearings have taken place since 17 March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The National Anti-Doping Panel has heard three cases of Anti-Doping Rule Violations via videoconference since 17 March 2020, which is in line with what the Panel usually hears.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/06/2020 11:20:00 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1200719

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	USA: Press Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many British journalists and camera crews covering the recent protests in the United States have been affected by the United States security forces’ use of force; and (1) whether, (2) when, and (3) to whom in the United States authorities, they have made it clear that the use of force, including tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray, against all journalists is an unacceptable violation of press freedom.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of a small number of British journalists and camera crews being affected by the US police response to the unrest. Our Embassy in Washington has raised the issue with the US Administration.</p><p>Journalists all around the world must be free to do their job and to hold authorities to account without fear of arrest or violence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/06/2020 13:30:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1204165

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many COVID-19 (1) cases, and (2) deaths, there have been in the UK since 23 March; what steps they have taken to prevent transmission of COVID-19 in prisons; what measures are in place to mitigate the risks of suicide, particularly among young offenders; whether those measures include extending the amount of time prisoners may spend out of their cell each day; and how many low risk prisoners have been released early to reduce overcrowding in cells during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government acted quickly to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in prisons by implementing restricted regimes to comply with national social distancing guidance and limiting inter-prisons transfers. Prisons are also implementing a ‘compartmentalisation’ strategy to isolate the sick, shield the vulnerable and quarantine new arrivals. Latest public health advice suggests these measures have contained the spread of the virus and minimised the number of deaths.</p><p>As of Friday 12 June, we are aware of 495 prisoner and 963 prison staff COVID-19 cases across England and Wales. These figures reflect the total cumulative number of recorded positive cases – not the number of live cases – of COVID-19, and includes individuals that have since recovered. Figures are subject to revision as more information becomes available.</p><p>As of Friday 12 June, 23 prisoners and 9 members of prison staff have sadly died having tested positive for COVID-19 or having shown symptoms. It is a matter for the coroners to determine cause of death.</p><p>The restricted regimes introduced to protect prisoners and staff from COVID-19 mean that prisoners are spending longer in their cells than normal which raises new and different risks to safety and the mental health of prisoners. The Government takes its responsibilities for these issues very seriously.</p><p>To this end, the Government is supporting prison Governors to devise and implement local safety and welfare plans designed to mitigate these safety risks. Prisons across the estate are giving prisoners access to educational and entertainment material intended to support their wellbeing. Prisoners confined to their cells continue to access healthcare and time in the open air, where possible. They also have access to telephones, extra phone credit and, where available, video calls to contact their loved ones. We continue to make the Samaritans phone service available, and are working with the Samaritans to ensure that the listener peer support scheme continues to function effectively.</p><p>Within the Youth Custody Service (YCS) there has been a focus on delivering essential activities such as regular phone calls (with young people having been allocated additional free phone credits), access to showers and education materials, and time in the fresh air, as well as activities children can undertake in small groups or in their rooms, including workouts and access to entertainment.</p><p>‘SECURE STAIRS’ -the integrated framework of care jointly led by NHS England and NHS Improvement and the YCS, provides the foundations as to how the YCS works with children - has been adopting an approach that underlines the importance of connectivity, whilst adhering to the guidance on physical distancing.</p><p>The YCS is continuously assessing the situation, and is keen to expand the regime as soon as it is safe and sustainable to do so.</p><p>On 4 April, the Government announced the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme. This scheme enables risk-assessed prisoners, who are within two months of their release date, to be temporarily released from custody, as part of the national approach to managing public services during this challenging period. As of Friday 12 June, 113 offenders have been released under this scheme. Our plans for early release form one part of a package of measures to create headroom in the estate to allow us to fully implement compartmentalisation. We are also working to expedite remand cases and temporarily expanding the estate through the installation of single occupancy units.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 30/06/2020 16:19:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1200312

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many COVID-19 tests are currently being completed each week in (1) NHS and other public sector, and (2) private, laboratories.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>To provide a more comprehensive response to a number of outstanding Written Questions, this has been answered by an information factsheet <em>Testing – note for House of Lords</em> which is attached, due to the size of the data. A copy has also been placed in the Library</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/07/2020 16:01:36 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name Testing - note for House of Lords.pdf title Testing information factsheet
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1201046

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many COVID-19 tests have been dispatched for each day since postal distribution began.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>To provide a more comprehensive response to a number of outstanding Written Questions, this has been answered by an information factsheet <em>Testing – note for House of Lords</em> which is attached, due to the size of the data. A copy has also been placed in the Library</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/07/2020 16:06:14 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name Testing - note for House of Lords.pdf title Testing information factsheet
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton