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1587992

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date	21/02/2023
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people were prosecuted for prescription fraud in the last financial year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>No prosecutions were undertaken for prescription charge fraud in 2021/22.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/02/2023 12:06:50 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1417795

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	China: Genetics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, (1) to introduce sanctions on companies in China involved in the harvesting of genetic data, or (2) take other steps to ensure that UK businesses are not engaged with such companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting UK businesses to engage with China in a way that reflects the UK's values and takes account of national security concerns. We have published guidance to help cutting-edge UK firms negotiate the ethical, legal and commercial questions they may encounter in China or when working with Chinese businesses, supporting safe and appropriate UK-China collaboration in the digital and technology space.</p><p>Our overseas business risk guidance also makes clear to UK companies the risks of operating in Xinjiang, and urges them to conduct appropriate due diligence and consider their corporate responsibilities when making business decisions.</p><p>The Government has also previously imposed sanctions on Chinese actors responsible for the human rights violations in Xinjiang. We continue to keep all evidence and potential listings under close review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/02/2022 15:01:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1204222

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Hybrid Proceedings and Virtual Proceedings: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker what has been the cost to date of setting up a virtual House of Lords; and what are the ongoing monthly costs of the hybrid House.
tabling member printed	Lord Dobbs
uin	HL5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The cost to date of setting up a virtual House of Lords and the ongoing monthly costs of the hybrid House are as follows;</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Capital set up costs</p></td><td><p>£20,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other project set up and running costs to 31<sup>st</sup> May 2020</p></td><td><p>£436,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£456,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular monthly running costs (based on known commitments at 18<sup>th</sup> June 2020)</p></td><td><p>£300,900</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures show the combined implementation/other one-off costs and running costs as at 31 May 2020, and cover committed spend up to that date, as well as the monthly running costs based on known commitments as at 18<sup>th</sup> June 2020.　 All figures include VAT where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 30/06/2020 13:25:21 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	4192 label Biography information for Lord Dobbs

846703

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential consequences should the EU reject the managed divergence approach to trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>We are fully focused on making the UK’s exit from the EU, and our new trading relationship with the world, a success. The Government has been undertaking rigorous and extensive analysis work to support our exit negotiations, in order to inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In our negotiations with the EU, the UK is seeking to secure a new, deep and special partnership. We propose the greatest possible tariff-free and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours based on our rules and regulations being the same at the start, and on maintaining our commitment to free trade and high standards.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, a responsible government should prepare for all potential outcomes and that is exactly what we are doing across the whole of Government. Every Government department continues to work to ensure a smooth exit from the EU in all eventualities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/03/2018 16:01:34 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

706905

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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	Gender: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the budget for the new Foreign and Commonwealth Office Special Envoy for Gender Equality.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Special Envoy for Gender Equality will begin her work on 1 April 2017. A budget of £250,000 has been provisionally agreed for the 2017/18 financial year, to cover salary, travel and other costs connected to delivering results.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/03/2017 17:44:20 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

449676

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Police
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police officers of the Royal Military Police they estimate will be deployed in (1) 2015–16, (2) 2016–17, (3) 2017–18, (4) 2018–19, and (5) 2019–20.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The number of Regular personnel in the Royal Military Police (RMP) as at <br>1 April 2015 was 1,610. The forecast of Regular personnel in the RMP is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>April 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April 2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of Regular personnel expected to complete their basic training and join the RMP are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy; therefore totals may not equal the sum of their parts. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in five rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/02/2016 16:23:59 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

227437

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Workers: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that a shortage of care workers does not lead to the closures of private nursing homes.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department recognises that to meet future challenges the adult social care sector will need to attract a bigger and more diverse workforce. Recruiting and retaining a quality workforce is central to providing the care services that people want.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A new adult social care workforce recruitment and retention strategy was launched by the Department in partnership with Skills for Care in September 2014. The priorities of the strategy are to raise the profile of social care and to address the above average turnover in the sector.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/03/2015 13:16:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick