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1366707

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Women's Rights: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 1 November (HL3551), how the rights of biological women will be affected if they are included statistically in the same category with biological men who identify as women.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>There is currently no harmonised standard on collecting data on sex across Government. However, the Office for Statistics Regulation has published draft guidance on what to consider when collecting and reporting data on sex in official statistics. The Government Statistical Service is also looking at developing guidance for public bodies on the collection of data on sex and gender using harmonised standards.</p><p>While there is currently no robust estimate on the size of the transgender population in the UK, existing evidence suggests that this population is small. It has been tentatively suggested that approximately 200,000-500,000 transgender people live in this country. On this basis, our assessment is that the different approaches considered by government departments for the collection of sex and/or gender data are unlikely to have a large effect on national data sets.</p><p>The Government believes that transgender people should be free to live and prosper in modern Britain. We are also absolutely committed to championing the rights of women and girls and are proud of our world-leading legislative framework of rights. Data does not directly impact on individuals’ rights, rather policy development is rightly informed by a strong understanding and engagement with data and evidence. The Government believes that all people should have an equal opportunity to succeed in life, regardless of their sex, gender or background.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 16/11/2021 12:12:06 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1366709

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Consultation: Codes of Practice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all government departments are expected to abide by the Cabinet Office Consultation Principles and Code of Practice to conduct 12-week formal written consultations where the voluntary and community sector are involved.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government Consultation Principles provide departments with guidance on conducting consultations. Individual departments are accountable for their own consultation practice.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Consultation Principles replaced the Code of Practice on Consultations in 2012 and were updated in 2018. The Principles do not prescribe a minimum length of a consultation but are clear that consultations should last for a proportionate amount of time. The length of a consultation should be judged on a case by case basis and in certain cases consulting for too long will unnecessarily delay policy development.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 16/11/2021 15:08:19 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1366803

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their consultation on how to make coercive conversion therapies illegal is in line with the Cabinet Office Consultation Principles in that all consultations involving the voluntary and community sector should be of 12 weeks duration; and whether they will extend the six-week planned consultation.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The consultation on banning conversion therapy opened on 29 October and will run until 10 December. The consultation follows the Cabinet Office consultation principles, which were updated in 2018 and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/consultation-principles-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/consultation-principles-guidance</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 16/11/2021 12:07:17 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1366804

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Government Departments: Gender Recognition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 1 November (HL3551), why giving civil servants in departments and arms-length bodies the opportunity to declare their sex could result in employees being questioned about their gender, as reported in the Guidance on Gender Pay Gap by the Government Equalities Office; and what consequences their approach has for gender pay gap reporting.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Service uses employees' gender identification from information they have already provided for HR/payroll purposes. This can be updated by individuals, giving them the option to make proactive declarations regarding their gender.</p><p>The gender pay gap reporting guidance for employers does not distinguish between sex and gender, as most employers do not hold this level of information about their workforce and requiring them to do so would undoubtedly increase the burden on business associated with gender pay gap reporting. Asking employees to provide information which makes this differentiation could result in them being questioned about their gender, and require them to provide personal information without a clear purpose. It is for this reason that we stress the importance of sensitivity when employers are collecting information.</p><p>The overall effect of not differentiating between sex and gender in gender pay gap reporting is likely to be small, and will not have a significant impact on data accuracy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 16/11/2021 12:13:05 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1366280

registered interest
date	04/11/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords Chamber
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 2 November (HL3271, HL3268, HL3269), how many clerks that undertake duties at the Table of the House are in possession of wigs; and how many new wigs would be required so that all clerks who sit at the Table have one; and what assessment he has made of how many additional clerks may begin duties at the Table in the next 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The number of clerks actively on the Table duty rota each parliamentary term varies due to a number of factors and it is important to have some flexibility as required to meet the needs of the House. This term there are 12 clerks undertaking duties at the Table. Of these 9 have wigs and 3 do not. It is not possible to predict how many additional clerks may begin or resume duties in the next 12 months but one new Table clerk will join the team in January and they have no wig. Four other Table clerks are not currently active on the rota but may resume duties next year, one of those colleagues has a wig and three do not.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/11/2021 17:34:22 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1366281

registered interest
date	04/11/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords Chamber
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 2 November (HL3271, HL3268, HL3269), what consultation about the wearing of wigs took place with the clerks who (1) sit, or (2) may sit, at the Table; and what was the division of opinion amongst them.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>In the summer the clerks at the Table were consulted about the wearing of uniform. A range of views were expressed and discussed with the Clerk of the Parliaments and Clerk Assistant. Future Table clerks were not consulted as they are not a clearly defined group.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/11/2021 17:34:56 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1365242

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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	General Practitioners: Working Hours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many GPs are currently working for (1) three or fewer days per week, (2) four days per week, and (3) five days per week; and what is the average salary for each of these categories.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The data on General Practitioners (GPs) working hours broken down by number of days worked per week is not collected.</p><p>Data on the full-time equivalent work commitments of GPs, broken down into working hours bands, are shown in the following table:</p><p><strong>Headcount of qualified permanent GPs (excludes GPs in training grade and locums) by work commitment in England, September 2021 <sup>1,2, 3</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Working commitment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number (headcount) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Working less than or equal to 15 hours per week (</p></td><td><p>2,879</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Working greater than 15 hours to less than 37.5 hours per week (&gt;0.4 to</p></td><td><p>24,016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Working 37.5 hours and over per week (&gt;= 1 FTE)</p></td><td><p>8,447</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data on the average salaries of GPs broken down by days worked per week or weekly hours bands is not collected.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong>1 </strong>Headcount totals are unlikely to equal the sum of components, due in part to individuals working across multiple roles and areas. Further information on the headcount methodology is available in the Data Quality statement.</p><p><strong>2 </strong>Figures shown do not include staff working in Prisons, Army Bases, Educational Establishments, Specialist Care Centres including Drug Rehabilitation Centres, Walk-In Centres and other alternative settings outside of traditional general practice such as urgent treatment centres and minor injury units.</p><p><strong>3</strong> This is the third release to be based on the monthly collection of general practice workforce information. Following stakeholder feedback and the move to monthly publications we are reviewing the implementation of methodological changes introduced in the June 2021 publication. See the Methodology Review publication page of this release for more information. Until this review is complete, all published figures remain provisional and we will not be presenting a time series. Therefore, only statistics relating to September 2021 are included in this release. The time series will be reinstated once the review has been concluded and a methodology agreed.</p><p> </p><p>This table shows the headcount numbers of staff by their work commitment, where 37.5 hours a week = 1 FTE</p><p>Data as at the last day of the applicable month</p><p> </p><p><strong>Source: NHS Digital</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 16/11/2021 17:58:44 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1365243

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the latest figures for NHS staff who have refused to have COVID-19 vaccinations.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The data requested is currently not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England publishes the number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered to NHS Trust Health Care Workers in the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This covers all directly employed staff in NHS Trusts, but does not include data on agency staff and others that are not paid through ESR. This data is published weekly, with a percentage breakdown provided monthly. As of the latest data published data on 14 October, 92.4% of NHS Trust Health Care Workers in the NHS ESR had received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, whilst 89% had received their second dose. All primary schedules of currently deployed vaccines comprise two doses.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 16/11/2021 17:49:50 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1365244

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Directors: Females
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 proposal by the Financial Conduct Authority to count anyone who identifies as female as contributing towards the percentage of women on the boards of listed companies, specifically the impact it would have on (1) statistics on the pay gap between men and women, and (2) increasing the participation of women in business.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the UK’s independent securities regulator. The FCA has made a policy commitment to explore improving the transparency for investors on the diversity of listed company boards and their executive management teams. In line with this, it has recently conducted a consultation on proposals to change to its Listing Rules to require companies to disclose annually whether they meet specific diversity targets, and to publish diversity data on their boards and executive management. These are proposed to cover issues such as gender, ethnicity and other diversity issues.</p><p>The consultation closed on 20 October and the FCA is now analysing the responses. It will be for the FCA to take forward any changes to their listings rules on this basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 15/11/2021 14:18:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1364796

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) deaths and (2) injuries can be attributed to e-scooters in England, broken down by whether the accident was caused by (a) the users of e-scooters, (b) pedestrians, and (c) others.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>There was 1 fatality, and 473 injured casualties in reported road accidents involving at least one e-scooter vehicle in England in 2020.</p><p>The Department does not hold information which can be used to assign blame for the cause of the accident onto a specific road user or vehicle.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/11/2021 12:45:54 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra