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1694730

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why thresholds for child benefit entitlement do not take into account overall household income, so that families with one earner are sometimes disadvantaged under the current system.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL3141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government at the Spring Budget set out plans to administer the High Income Child Benefit Charge on a household rather than individual basis by April 2026, and will be consulting on these changes in due course</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/03/2024 15:38:31 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1538937

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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	British Board of Film Classification: Secondment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is any existing statutory barrier to staff seconded from Ofcom to the British Board of Film Classification to work on the implementation of the provisions of Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 if they are commenced.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>In October 2019, His Majesty’s Government announced its decision to use the Online Safety Bill to protect children from pornography. The provisions in this Bill will provide greater protection to children than Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act. It will cover a wider range of services, including social media companies and search services, which were not in scope of the Digital Economy Act, and which play a significant role in enabling children to access harmful content online.</p><p><br>There is no statutory obligation to update the guidance mentioned in section 27 of the Digital Economy Act. As HM Government intends to repeal Part 3 of that Act through the Online Safety Bill, amending this guidance would not serve any purpose as it will not be used. Instead, Ofcom, as the independent regulator for the online safety regime, will set out the steps companies can take to protect children from harmful content such as pornography in codes of practice. Ofcom will also publish guidance for companies to meet the duty to protect children from published pornography in Part 5 of the Bill. The Secretary of State will also have a general power to issue guidance to Ofcom about the exercise of its functions under the Bill.</p><p><br>Ofcom will have a range of powers to assess whether companies are fulfilling their duties, and will be empowered to enforce the new regulatory regime. The British Board of Film Classification’s designation as the age verification regulator under the Digital Economy Act was revoked following the October 2019 announcement.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL3137 HL3138 HL3139 HL3140 question first answered 17/11/2022 13:04:38 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1360924

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Postal Services: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of how delays in Royal Mail's postal delivery service impact the economy; and what steps are they taking to address any adverse impacts resulting from such delays.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL3141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role that postal services have in supporting the UK economy as well as individuals, families and businesses throughout the country, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. We remain committed to ensuring the universal postal service, through the universal service obligation, remains affordable and accessible to all users.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom, as the UK’s designated independent regulator of postal services, monitors Royal Mail’s performance standards in relation to its delivery of the universal postal service. Under Ofcom’s regulatory framework Royal Mail, as the UK’s designated universal service provider, is subject to a set of minimum requirements and service standards in the provision of universal services. Ofcom publishes an annual monitoring update on postal services on its website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is carrying out a review of the future regulatory framework for post which it aims to complete in 2022.  As part of this review, Ofcom is considering whether its regulatory framework remains fit for purpose and effective. Ofcom intends to publish a full consultation on the future regulation of postal services later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/11/2021 16:25:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1189623

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	Hospital Wards: Gender
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Delivering same-sex Accommodation guidance, published in September 2019, provides for someone who is undergoing a personal process of changing gender but who (1) is not planning to undergo, (2) is not currently undergoing, or (3) has not undergone, gender reassignment by changing physiological or other attributes of sex; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
uin	HL3141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>In September 2019, NHS England and NHS Improvement published a revised version of the guidance on <em>Delivering Same-Sex Accommodation</em>. The team are reviewing feedback received and considering further revisions.</p><p>The guidance is clear that providers of National Health Service-funded care are expected to have a zero-tolerance approach to mixed-sex accommodation, except where it is in the overall best interest of all patients affected. There are some clinical circumstances where mixed sex accommodation can be justified. These are few, and mainly confined to patients who need highly specialised care, such as that delivered in critical care units.</p><p>There are currently no plans to withdraw the guidance. The guidance is relevant to all patients including patients who have the protected characteristic of gender reassignment as set out in the Equality Act 2010. That is, a person who is proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of reassigning sex. The review will include consideration of whether the language used within the guidance needs to be clearer.</p><p>NHS trusts have not been asked to provide the information required to make an assessment of the impact of allowing patients to self-identify their gender and there are no plans to ask them to do so. NHS trusts will be required to provide single sex services to patients, unless it is appropriate to do otherwise based on the patient’s clinical condition.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL3139 HL3140 HL3142 HL3144 question first answered 18/05/2020 14:50:45 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

788349

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hilda Murrell
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 6 November (HL2390) regarding files relating to Hilda Murrell being closed until 1 January 2070, what are the current ages of the living individuals whose personal data is covered by section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>There are no Hilda Murrell files created by the Home Office that are closed in full at the National Archives. Where a person is less than 100 years old their personal details will be extracted from a file and kept closed until they reach 100 years of age. Based on a closure date of 1 January 1970, the extract in question (HO/287/3597/1) will contain information relating to an individual born in 1969.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/11/2017 17:30:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

632743

registered interest
date	09/11/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Cats: Tagging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider introducing microchipping for cats to address the issue of lost and abandoned animals.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL3141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government recommends that owners identify their cats by a microchip, and recognises the advantages of doing so. However, there are no proposals to make microchipping of cats compulsory.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 23/11/2016 16:16:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

424798

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the capacity of NHS England and Clinical Commissioning Groups to monitor contracts between the National Health Service and the private sector, and (2) their effectiveness in doing so.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently undergoing a transformation of its commercial and procurement functions and, as part of this process, a need has been identified for improved contract management process and for the deployment of skilled contract management resources within the organisation.</p><br /><p>With regard to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), NHS England has established a Lead Provider Framework Agreement for CCGs (and other public sector entities), providing access to commissioning support services, including procurement and contract management capability. NHS England’s website provides a large number of tools, resources and ‘how to use’ website, all of which can be accessed at: <a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/lpf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/lpf</a>. The Lead Provider Framework provides access to nine accredited providers of commissioning support services who are already providing effective contracts and procurement support at scale to other CCGs and commissioners. Most CCGs have undertaken – or are in the process of undertaking – a review of commissioning support needs in order to determine the most effective way of meeting their future capacity and capability requirements, and are supported by NHS England in their make/share/buy decisions and any subsequent procurements under the Lead Provider Framework.</p><br /><p>As indicated, the Lead Provider Framework has numerous tools and resources which are too large to attach to this reply or place in the Library, therefore it can only be accessed via NHS England’s website.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3143 question first answered 09/11/2015 15:51:16 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

166083

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Russia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of France about the pending delivery of the Vladivostok to the Russian Navy; and what response they have received.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL3141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text Military exports to Russia are regularly discussed among EU members. In addition to the EU decision to establish a sanctions regime that encompasses military exports to Russia, all EU Partners have been considering their export policies again. We have remained in contact with French officials and fully support their decision to further suspend the Mistral contract. This sends a very strong signal to Russia that its continuing actions in Ukraine are not acceptable. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/12/2014 14:25:06 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd