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1419340

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Road Traffic Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to make causing death by dangerous cycling a criminal offence.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL5872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is working on addressing dangerous cycling and will publish conclusions in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/02/2022 14:22:02 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1418470

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 need for further COVID-19 boosters beyond the third vaccination; and what steps they plan to take as a result of this assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL5783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>On 7 January 2022 the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised that the priority for the COVID-19 booster programme remains to increase coverage of the first booster dose across the adult population, particularly in older adults and those in clinical risk groups. A second booster dose was not advised at this time as there is evidence of continued high vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation due to the Omicron variant following a first booster dose.</p><p>The JCVI continues to consider the latest available data and will review the booster programme, particularly in relation to the timing and value of any second booster doses for the most vulnerable.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 07/02/2022 10:07:09 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1417805

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce regulations for the use of self-driving cars on roads in England; and what is the timetable for this work.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL5768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has made a commitment to creating a new legislative framework for self-driving vehicles on GB roads, to ensure that deployment of self-driving technology is safe and delivers the benefits we want to see.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commissions’ report, published on 26 January 2022, recommended new laws to regulate automated vehicles (AVs) in Great Britain, following a three-year world leading review which the Department asked them to carry out. The Department will consider the recommendations published in their report and respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 02/02/2022 11:34:53 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1417809

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current average waiting time for a driving test in Great Britain; how many driving examiners are currently employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA); what assessment they have made of the number of driving examiners that need to be recruited to meet the demand for tests; and how long they forecast it will take to return driving test waiting times to levels prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recognises the high demand for learners wanting to take their practical driving test following the suspension of routine driver training and testing during the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31 January 2022, the national average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Great Britain is 14.2 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA currently employs 1,710 driving examiners.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is committed to the safe recovery of all its services as quickly as possible and has a number of measures in place to do this. These include offering a national recovery allowance and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays and weekends).</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is also continuing with its campaign to recruit more driving examiners across Great Britain to increase the availability of driving test appointments, which it will keep under review to meet demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 02/02/2022 17:26:48 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1417539

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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	Ethiopia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, with regard to the Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability: Guidance Note, published in June 2017, when an assessment on Ethiopia was last conducted; and what is their assessment of the situation in Ethiopia, with particular reference to the mistreatment of the ethnic Tigrayan people.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL5737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>HMG undertakes regular contextual analysis of the changing situation in Ethiopia, including of the drivers of conflict and the changing political settlement. This analysis, undertaken routinely by our own staff and by a broad range of external experts informs our policy and programmatic approaches.</p><p>We are deeply concerned by the growing humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia. The humanitarian response in Tigray is now at standstill owing to the de facto blockade of the region imposed by the Government of Ethiopia since July 2021 and also due to recent military action by Tigrinyan defence forces along the Tigray-Afar border disrupting a potential buffer zone to transfer humanitarian deliveries. The Minister for Africa raised our concerns about humanitarian access and ethnically targeted arrests with Minister Redwan in Addis Ababa on 20 January. It is vital that both sides put down their arms and come to the negotiating table. The protection of all civilians needs to be prioritised, human rights respected and those responsible for human rights abuses and violations held to account.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 07/02/2022 10:02:23 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1417127

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Plastics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to support the proposal by the government of Sri Lanka to the International Maritime Organisation to regulate the transport of plastic nurdles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL5691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>When the container ship X-PRESS PEARL caught fire and sank off the Sri Lankan coast in 2021, a significant quantity of plastic nurdles were released into the marine environment. Following the incident, the Sri Lankan government submitted a paper to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which sets out several proposed measures aimed at preventing similar spills of plastic nurdles in the future and identifying tools to manage such spills should they occur.</p><p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), which provides the UK’s representation at the IMO, is actively engaged in IMO work focussed on the issue of marine plastics. Whilst the proposals that have been put forward will need further refinement and consideration within the IMO, the MCA is supportive of efforts to reduce marine plastic pollution and welcomes the debate in an international forum.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 02/02/2022 17:22:42 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1417130

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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	Schools: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Kamall on 24 January (HL Deb, col 5) where he stated that they are "looking at how we change diets in schools and across the public sector", how that work is being conducted; in which department it is being conducted; with what deadlines; and when the (1) recommendations, and (2) implementation, are expected.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL5694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>In early 2022, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will lead on a consultation on proposed changes to public sector food procurement policy, including the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services (GBSF). The consultation will seek views on promoting local, sustainable, healthier food in the public sector, opening public sector procurement to a wider range of businesses and increasing the transparency of food supply chains. Specific dates for the recommendations of this consultation and their implementation will be announced in due course.</p><p>On 15 July 2021, the nutrition standards in the GBSF were updated to reflect the latest scientific nutritional evidence. On 18 August 2021, the Government Buying Standards for food and catering services: nutrition standards: Technical guidance was published to provide catering establishments with practical advice to implement the GBSF standards. A copy of the guidance is attached. We recognise that catering establishments will need to plan menus to include products that meet the revised guidelines. There will be an implementation period of 12 months to ensure compliance, with an extension of three years for the Reducing Salt standard and the sandwich component of the Reducing Saturated Fat Standard.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 07/02/2022 10:08:15 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall attachment 1 file name gbsf-nutritional-standards-technical-guidance.pdf title Government Buying Standards for food and catering
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1417144

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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	Fruit and Vegetables
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that in summer 2022 fruit and vegetables in the UK will not be left unharvested.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL5708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of a reliable source of labour for crop picking and packing, and that it is a key part of bringing in the harvest for the horticultural sector. Defra is working closely with industry and other Government departments to understand labour supply and demand, and to help our world-leading growers access the labour they need to ensure our crops are picked and not left unharvested.</p><p>The Government has announced that the seasonal worker visa route will be extended to 2024 to allow overseas workers to come to the UK for up to six months to harvest both edible and ornamental crops. 30,000 visas will be available. This will be kept under review with the potential to increase by 10,000 if necessary.</p><p>While acknowledging the sector’s reliance on foreign workers, the UK is committed to becoming a high-skilled, high-wage economy and the Government has been clear that more must be done to attract UK workers through offering training, career options, wage increases and to invest in increased automation technology.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s Review of Automation in Horticulture will be published shortly and will inform a range of policy decisions regarding automation and seasonal labour from 2022 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, food and farming businesses can continue to rely on EU nationals living in the UK with settled or pre-settled status. Over 5.6 million EU citizens and their families have been granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is also working with industry and the Department for Work and Pensions to raise awareness of career opportunities within the food and farming sectors among UK workers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 02/02/2022 17:02:42 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1417147

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Road Traffic Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend road traffic legislation to make causing death or serious injury by dangerous cycling an offence; and whether any such changes would cover (1) electrically assisted pedal cycles, and (2) e-scooters.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL5711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is working on addressing concerns around dangerous cycling and will publish conclusions in due course. Decisions on which modes of transport might be covered by any new legislation will be taken at the time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 01/02/2022 17:10:18 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1417149

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the Health and Care Bill to enable the entrenchment of antimicrobial stewardship in the NHS.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL5713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to do so. Antimicrobial stewardship practices, including NHS England’s national programme to combat antibiotic over-usage launched in March 2016, are well entrenched in the National Health Service. This is supported by guidance from the Department, the UK Health Security Agency and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 03/02/2022 12:07:47 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton