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1688829

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date	13/02/2024
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
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 the seizure of 100 hectares of land belonging to Baha’i farmers by agents of the Iranian state in the Province of Mazandaran in January; and what steps they are taking to raise this matter through bilateral or multilateral means.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK condemns the continued persecution of religious minorities in Iran and we are aware of recent reports of land expropriation discriminately targeting the Baha'i community. At the 78th UN General Assembly, we co-sponsored the Iran Human Rights Resolution calling for Iran to eliminate, in law and in practice, all forms of discrimination on the basis of thought, conscience, religion or belief. We are committed to promoting religious freedom and will continue to work with partners and the UK Baha'i community to hold the Iranian authorities to account.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL2417 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:30:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1688830

registered interest
date	13/02/2024
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	Sudan: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of remarks by Clare Nicolet, head of Médecins Sans Frontières's emergency response in Sudan, that "we estimate that at least one child is dying every two hours in one IDP camp. Our current estimate is that there are around 13 child deaths each day”; and what is their response.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate, with almost 18 million people now thought to be in acute food insecurity and 700,000 children already acutely malnourished. The UK is providing more than £38 million in humanitarian funding in 2023-24. The lack of humanitarian access to Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps continues to make it extremely difficult for humanitarian organisations to provide the necessary levels of assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 28/02/2024 13:08:33 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1688831

registered interest
date	13/02/2024
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
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 persecution of members of the Baha’i community, including of reports of the expropriation of farming land in Mazandaran Province; and what assessment they have made of the impact of these actions on this community.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK condemns the continued persecution of religious minorities in Iran and we are aware of recent reports of land expropriation discriminately targeting the Baha'i community. At the 78th UN General Assembly, we co-sponsored the Iran Human Rights Resolution calling for Iran to eliminate, in law and in practice, all forms of discrimination on the basis of thought, conscience, religion or belief. We are committed to promoting religious freedom and will continue to work with partners and the UK Baha'i community to hold the Iranian authorities to account.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL2415 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:30:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1688832

registered interest
date	13/02/2024
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	Sudan: Famine
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 report by Clingendael, From Catastrophe to Famine: Immediate action needed in Sudan to contain mass starvation, published on 8 February, which warned that "Sudan’s trajectory towards a catastrophe is certain; the risk of famine is very high”, and that “According to the most likely scenario, seven million people will face catastrophic levels of hunger by June 2024”; and what steps they are taking to coordinate an international response.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>17.7 million people in Sudan (37 percent of the population) are now thought to be experiencing acute food insecurity. This is likely to worsen in the coming months. As much as 70 percent of the population could be experiencing acute food insecurity by June. Some experts are warning of the risk of famine. We are providing £38 million in humanitarian aid to support people in Sudan this financial year (2023-2024). The UK is pushing for a concerted international community response. We also continue to put pressure on the parties to end the fighting and to abide by their commitments under International Humanitarian Law and to allow lifesaving humanitarian aid to reach the Sudanese people.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 29/02/2024 15:12:45 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1688833

registered interest
date	13/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
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 Sharpe of Epsom on 10 January (HL1252), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, what assessment they have made of the number of children likely to be separated from a British parent as a result of the increase to the salary threshold to £38,700 for those applying for spousal or partner visas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Minimum Income Requirement will initially rise to £29,000 on 11 April 2024, with incremental rises at later dates. A full impact assessment will be published in due course, and we will continue to monitor the policy throughout its implementation. The Immigration Rules also contain provisions for parents of qualifying children to obtain permission to enter or remain in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 27/02/2024 17:26:56 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1688834

registered interest
date	13/02/2024
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	Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ratify the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions; when they expect to be able to ratify the Agreement; and what discussions they have had with international partners to encourage other countries to ratify it.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Work is in hand on the legislation and other measures needed to translate the detailed and complex provisions of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (the BBNJ Agreement) into UK law before we can ratify the Agreement. Legislation will be taken forward when parliamentary time allows.</p><p>The UK continues to be proactive in supporting other, particularly developing, countries to implement and ratify the BBNJ Agreement. This includes contributing to the BBNJ Voluntary Trust Fund to enable participation by developing countries in UN discussions on preparatory work, and supporting the BBNJ Informal Dialogues, discussions that bring together participants from a wide range of countries online to discuss implementation. The UK also co-funded and organised a workshop for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to share best practice and support the implementation and ratification of the BBNJ Agreement in the Philippines in November 2023. The UK is supporting a Commonwealth Secretariat project to provide technical assistance on implementation and ratification to smaller Commonwealth countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 26/02/2024 17:40:53 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1688835

registered interest
date	13/02/2024
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	Peers: Correspondence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to reply to the letter dated 15 September 2023 from Lord Berkeley to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and the Leader of the House of Commons, regarding the governance of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to my Noble Lords’ correspondence. The department attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from Noble peers. A response issued on 27 February 2024.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 29/02/2024 14:41:14 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1688836

registered interest
date	13/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Old Oak Common Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the work on the section of HS2 from Old Oak Common to Euston can be funded by the private sector without taxpayer funding; and what are the sources of funding for continuing work on (1) preparing for tunnelling main bores from Old Oak Common towards Euston, and (2) installing boring machines for above main bores.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>As set out in Network North, the Government remains committed to delivering HS2 between Birmingham and Euston in central London as planned. The Government’s ambition remains to make best use of funding from alternative sources to enable the delivery of HS2 to Euston and the creation of a transformed ‘Euston Quarter’. Government continues to define and develop a range of development models and financing mechanisms to best meet the objectives of the ‘Euston Quarter’ while delivering value for money for the taxpayer. This includes consideration of options for using alternative funding to cover the section of HS2 from Old Oak Common to Euston.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 20/02/2024 12:55:05 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1688837

registered interest
date	13/02/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Radio Frequencies: 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 impact of the closure of longwave radio on 31 March on people living in rural areas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL2423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The BBC is not ending long-wave transmissions of BBC Radio 4 on 31 March 2024. The Corporation announced in 2022 that it would be ending the separate programming for Radio 4 on long wave only and moving to a single Radio 4 schedule.</p><p>The BBC has been communicating this change to ensure that listeners know how they can still hear Radio 4 programmes which are only broadcast on long wave on other BBC radio services or other platforms.</p><p>Under the BBC’s 2016 Royal Charter and Agreement, it is a matter for the BBC to determine how long to continue with its long-wave transmissions.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 28/02/2024 13:17:55 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1688838

registered interest
date	13/02/2024
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	Continuing Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people applied for assistance through NHS Continuing Healthcare in each of the past two financial years.
tabling member printed	Lord Crisp
uin	HL2424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>Standard NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is a package of National Health Service funded ongoing care for adults with the highest levels of complex, intense or unpredictable needs, who have been assessed as having a primary health need. Fast Track CHC is for adults who have a primary health need resulting from a rapidly deteriorating condition, who are nearing the end of their life. This aims to put an appropriate care and support package in place as soon as possible. The following table shows the number of new referrals for both Standard and Fast Track CHC, and the percentage of those found eligible, for each quarter over the last two financial years in England:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Standard CHC</p></td><td><p>Fast Track</p></td><td><p>Standard CHC</p></td><td><p>Fast Track</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p>16,578</p></td><td><p>28,797</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3</p></td><td><p>15,383</p></td><td><p>27,727</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>15,062</p></td><td><p>26,683</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>15,498</p></td><td><p>25,936</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p>14,653</p></td><td><p>25,910</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3</p></td><td><p>14,636</p></td><td><p>25,793</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>15,178</p></td><td><p>25,746</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>16,001</p></td><td><p>24,664</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> Note: the number of new referrals does not include referrals for assessments of previously unassessed periods of care.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL2425 question first answered 20/02/2024 17:34:16 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	3783 label Biography information for Lord Crisp