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1550372

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date	09/12/2022
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: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Prime Minister on 28 November concerning "robust pragmatism" in foreign policy towards our competitors, how “robust pragmatism” will operate in practice in the UK's foreign policy towards China; what steps they will take to implement this approach to the UK's relationship with China; and how they will measure the effectiveness of this policy towards China.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2023 answer text <p>We will continue to implement a comprehensive and coordinated approach to China in support of UK national interests. Alongside allies like the US, Japan, Australia and Canada we will manage sharpening competition and respond in ways that protect our interests and economic security. We will engage in dialogue with China when that can help solve pressing global challenges including economic stability or climate change. It remains the case that we do not publish National Security strategies on China or other issues. The upcoming Integrated Review Refresh will set out our approach to China.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/01/2023 15:56:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1550373

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland: Domestic Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many times the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has stayed overnight in Northern Ireland since his appointment.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL4193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Since his appointment by the Prime Minister in October, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has undertaken eight official overnight visits to Northern Ireland. My Noble Friend will be pleased to note that my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State travels frequently on official business.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 20/12/2022 15:31:53 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1550374

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland: Domestic Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many times the Minister of State for Northern Ireland has stayed overnight in Northern Ireland since his appointment.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL4194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Since his appointment by the Prime Minister in October, the Minister of State has undertaken six official overnight visits to Northern Ireland. My Noble Friend will be pleased to note that the Minister travels frequently on official business.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 19/12/2022 12:41:23 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1550375

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Belfast Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government in what circumstances they involve the government of Ireland in matters relating to Strand 1 (democratic institutions in Northern Ireland) of the Multi-Party Agreement under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL4195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>This Government remains fully committed to the long-established three-stranded approach to Northern Ireland affairs, dating back to the 1990s. This Government has always maintained that Strand One issues are for the UK Government and the Northern Ireland parties to determine.</p><p>The Agreement makes clear that the Northern Ireland Assembly is the prime source of authority in respect of all devolved responsibilities.</p><p>As set out in the Agreement, in recognition of the Irish Government’s special interest in Northern Ireland and of the extent to which issues of mutual concern arise in relation to Northern Ireland, there are meetings of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference concerned with non-devolved Northern Ireland matters, on which the Irish Government may put forward views and proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 20/12/2022 12:03:28 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1550376

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why they have changed the proposed method for distributing energy support payments to people in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL4196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>Full details of the scheme, including how and when customers will receive the support, will be published as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/12/2022 13:23:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1550377

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Omagh
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what expenditure was incurred between 2007 and 2021 on (1) security, and (2) maintenance, at St Lucia Barracks in Omagh, County Tyrone.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2022 answer text <p>The cost of security provision for St Lucia Barracks prior to 2015 is not held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD); security costs were managed by the Department for Education.</p><p>The cost of security provision incurred by the MOD for St Lucia Barracks for the period Financial Year (FY) 2015-16 to FY 2020-21 was £442,331. This is 60% of total costs; the remaining 40% is met by the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure.</p><p>Information on maintenance expenditure for St Lucia Barracks from FY 2006-07 to 2009-10 is not held.</p><p>Maintenance expenditure for St Lucia Barracks from FY 2010-11 to FY 2020-21 was £570,100.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 23/12/2022 12:23:13 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1550378

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
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: Sick Leave
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the percentage of NHS staff on long term sick leave in NHS trusts in (1) 2020, (2) 2021, and (3) 2022; and for each year, what was the proportion of each kind of illness that prompted the leave.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL4198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. NHS Digital publishes online only data on monthly sickness absence rates for staff working in hospitals and integrated care systems and the reason for the absence, collected via the Electronic Staff Record. However, data on the duration of the absence and the proportion of staff absent due to a specific illness is not currently centrally validated.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 20/12/2022 16:27:47 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1550379

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
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 and Social Services: Sick Leave
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce health and social care workforce sickness absence.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL4199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>Local National Health Service leaders have been asked to consider the health and wellbeing of all staff as a priority and establish a preventive approach to health and wellbeing. A national growing occupational health and wellbeing programme has been launched to ensure a preventive, organisation-wide approach to health and wellbeing. In addition, all NHS staff have access to a free confidential text service and to the online Headspace and Unmind platforms until 31 December 2023.</p><p>The NHS sickness absence toolkit provides advice to managers to support staff to return to work, including considering reasonable adjustments and discussing the direct causes of absence. For winter 2022/23, NHS organisations will support staff to prevent the transmission of respiratory illnesses and all frontline healthcare workers will be offered free COVID-19 and flu vaccines.</p><p>The majority of care workers are employed by private sector providers which set pay and terms and conditions, independently of central Government. We are encouraging adult social care providers to invest in mental health and wellbeing services for staff. We will continue to work with the sector to ensure that wellbeing resources and best practice advice are available.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 23/01/2023 15:38:00 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1550380

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Visas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many British National (Overseas) visas have been issued since the visa scheme was launched; and how many of those have settled in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Leong
uin	HL4200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office releases data on the BN(O) route as part of the quarterly migration statistics. There were a total of 121,193 BN(O) route applications made out of country granted between 31 January 2021 and 30 September 2022, and a total of 23,383 BN(O) route applications made in country granted between 31 January 2021 and 30 September 2022.</p><p>14 people on the BN(O) visa route have been granted settlement in the UK up to the end of September 2022</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on visas, grants of settlement and the British National Overseas (BN(O)) route in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’ on GOV.UK.</p><p>Data on the number of entry clearance visa grants to main applicants under the BN(O) route are published in table Vis_D02 of the entry clearance visas applications and outcomes detailed dataset. Data on the number of grants of settlement are published in table Se_D02 of the settlement detailed dataset</p><p>Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates up to, and including, September 2022. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 23/12/2022 12:27:52 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4959 label Biography information for Lord Leong

1550381

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to those who have fled Hong Kong and are claiming asylum status in the UK; and of those applicants, how many are women.
tabling member printed	Lord Leong
uin	HL4201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a proud record of providing protection for people who need it.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 22/12/2022 14:58:24 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4959 label Biography information for Lord Leong