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1543747

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date	18/11/2022
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	Plastics: Compost
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 compostability of plastics certified as home compostable.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>HM Government notes the findings from UCL's study into the home composting of plastics and will use this to inform our evidence base.</p><p>The study has shown that home composting is not a viable destination for managing plastic waste and this echoes HM Government's existing position to prioritise the reduction, reuse and recycling of plastics before anything else.</p><p>In April 2021 we published our response to the call for evidence on the need for standards for bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics. The Government response acknowledges that compostable plastics must be treated in industrial composting facilities to be broken down and, when processed incorrectly, can be a source of microplastics and contaminate recycling streams. Therefore, our focus will be on reducing unnecessary consumption and working towards a circular economy, not composting of plastics.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 02/12/2022 11:11:18 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1543750

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
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	Diabetes: Coronavirus
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 number of cases of type 2 diabetes since the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has yet been made, as data collected by the National Diabetes Audit for 2021 to 2022 has not been finalised.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/11/2022 13:39:37 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1543751

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Blockchain and Non-fungible Tokens
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 (1) operation, (2) benefits, and (3) risks, of (a) Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), and (b) the wider blockchain.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government established a Cryptoassets Taskforce in 2018, consisting of HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Taskforce’s objectives include exploring the impact of cryptoassets, the potential benefits and challenges of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT, which includes blockchain technology) in financial services; as well as monitoring ongoing developments in cryptoasset markets.</p><p> </p><p>These crypto technologies could have a profound impact across financial services, including reducing risk, working capital, and disintermediating friction. However, there are also associated risks. As the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee noted, as crypto technologies grow and become more interconnected with the core financial system we’ll need to ensure that regulators have the right tools to manage the associated risks. That is why the Government is taking forward a number of regulatory initiatives to manage risks and support innovation so that people and businesses can use new technologies both reliably and safely.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is putting in place a Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) Sandbox, which will enable firms to experiment with the use of new technologies like DLT in providing the services that underpin financial markets. The Government is also exploring the possible use of DLT in the issuance and lifecycle of a sovereign debt instrument. Further details on this research programme will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The non-fungible tokens (NFTs) market is evolving rapidly and remains at an early stage of development. Most NFTs are not currently subject to financial services regulation in the UK and the Government has proposed to exclude them from the financial promotions regime on the basis that NFTs can represent a wide array of different assets which might constitute non-financial services products. The Government will continue to closely monitor how NFTs are used in financial services and take further action if necessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 02/12/2022 13:02:08 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1543752

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Profession: Voluntary Work
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 value to (1) individuals, and (2) families, of pro bono legal work undertaken by lawyers.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not specifically assessed the value of pro bono work to either family or individuals. However, research conducted by KPMG in 2017 indicates that the pro bono time dedicated by legal professionals was worth approximately £439 million in 2017. Additionally, the Bar Council suggest that 4,618 barristers have done pro bono work in the last year.</p><p>The Government highly values the legal sector’s contributions through pro bono work and the benefits this work provides.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 30/11/2022 12:52:27 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1543753

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Greyhound Racing: Tax Yields
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated overall contribution of licensed greyhound racing to HM Treasury in the latest available year; and in the two years before that, what is the estimated taxation revenue received through (1) bookmakers who offer bets on greyhound racing, and (2) directly from greyhound racing.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL3561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold information on the breakdown of General Betting Duty revenue by forms of betting such as greyhound racing, horseracing and football.</p><p> </p><p>Revenue from General Betting Duty largely paid by bookmakers on all forms of betting was £586 million in 2019 to 2020, £595 million in 2020 to 2021 and £649 million in 2021 to 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 29/11/2022 13:15:28 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

1543754

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
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	Exercise and Food: Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their general advice for (1) how much fat, and (2) what kind of fat, they recommend people eat; and what assessment they have made of the effect of exercise to weight reduction by comparison with reducing the number of calories in the diet.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL3562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>Fats are an essential part of a healthy, balanced diet. The Government’s dietary recommendations state that no more than 33% of total energy should come from fats, including no more than approximately 10% of total energy from saturated fats. The advice for the general population is to reduce intakes of saturated fats and replace with more unsaturated fats from sources such as oily fish, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, nuts and seeds.</p><p>Daily physical activity can contribute to maintaining a healthy weight and the prevention and management of certain diseases. This approach should place an emphasis on changing dietary behaviour to reduce calorie intake and support people to self-monitor and manage everyday challenging situations.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/11/2022 15:00:00 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

1543756

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coinage: Latin
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on the use of Latin on the coinage.
tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
uin	HL3564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The designs of UK coins are approved by the Chancellor as Master of the Mint, His Majesty The King and the Privy Council. This process is supported by the advice of the Royal Mint Advisory Committee, whose role is to ensure that designs meet high standards. UK coinage includes a combination of Latin and English.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 29/11/2022 13:15:45 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

1543758

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
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	Neural Tube Defects
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the prevalence of births affected by neural tube defects in the UK; and what assessment they have made, if any, of how this figure compares with equivalent figures in other OECD member states.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>Two neural tube defects, anencephaly and spina bifida, are screened for by the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme at the 20 week scan. In England and the crown dependencies, there were 752 births with neural tube defects in 2019 and a prevalence of 12.2 births per 10,000 total births.</p><p> </p><p>The National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service submits data to EUROCAT, the European network of population-based registries for the epidemiological surveillance of congenital anomalies. In 2019, the overall prevalence of neural tube defects for participating full registries across Europe, including full participating regions of England, was 11.36 per 10,000 births.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/11/2022 15:51:51 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1543759

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
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	Neural Tube Defects
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many pregnancies affected by neural tube defects were second or subsequent pregnancies, in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The information is not collected in the format requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 01/12/2022 13:14:27 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1543760

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
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	NHS: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the maximum hourly rates for NHS (1) agency consultants, (2) doctors, and (3) nurses.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL3568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>For agency medical consultants, maximum hourly rates are determined by NHS England’s price cap, which includes worker pay and all expenses such as travel and accommodation. The current level is £80.61 or £107.47 for unsocial hours, defined as those outside of 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday and bank holidays. There are exceptions, including for circumstances concerning patient safety and suitable rates for extra-contractual working hours are agreed locally.</p><p> </p><p>For doctors employed on nationally agreed terms and conditions, the highest hourly pay rate is that of a medical consultant. The hourly basic pay rate based on 40 hours per week for a consultant at the maximum of the pay scale is £57.12 per hour. This does not include enhancements for working unsocial hours.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of National Health Service nurses are paid on the Agenda for Change contract at bands 5 to 7, although the highest is band 9. Nurses at the maximum of band 9 earn £55.99 per hour. This refers to basic pay and does not include allowances or premiums for unsocial hours or the High Cost Area Supplement. In 2015, measures to reduce agency spend were introduced, including price caps, procurement frameworks and expenditure ceilings. These have contributed to the reduction of spending on agency staff from £3.6 billion in 2015/16 to £2.4 billion in 2020/21.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/11/2022 16:20:11 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott