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1687657

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date	05/02/2024
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	Nepal: Castes
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 caste-based discrimination in Nepal; what part of the Overseas Development Assistance is being used to support Dalit women across South Asia and specifically in Nepal; and what resources they have made available for grassroots organisations supporting Dalit women’s rights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>Gender inequality and social exclusion are significant challenges in Nepal. Whilst Nepal has a progressive constitution and many progressive laws and policies, implementation issues remain. The rights of women and girls is one of FCDO's core goals in Nepal. We fund grassroot organisations which work with the most vulnerable including Dalit communities and regularly engage with Dalit organisations to inform our existing and future programming. The UK is invested in shifting negative norms in society and institutions, improving processes and strengthening systems. Full information on our programmes can be found on DevTracker.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/02/2024 15:15:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1687658

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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	Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the White Paper on International Development published on 20 November 2023 (CP 975), when they expect to publish the FCDO Strategy on Open Societies and Human Rights; and what they anticipate the impact of the Strategy will be on (1) developing protection mechanisms, respite schemes and rapid response support for human rights defenders, and (2) supporting local networks that emphasise the protection of such defenders.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO acknowledges the commitment made in the International Development White Paper to publish an Open Societies and Human Rights Strategy. The Strategy is in draft, and it will be published in due course. In line with commitments made in the International Development White Paper, the Strategy will signal our intent to provide additional support to human rights defenders. This is in line with the recent announcement that the UK will provide £1 million in funding over the next two years to the Lifeline Embattled Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Assistance Fund to provide much needed support to civic actors facing reprisals for their important work.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/02/2024 15:16:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1687659

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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	Pakistan: Thalassaemia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan on ensuring the availability of thalassaemia treatment and awareness; and what allocations of the Official Development Aid is being put towards this.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK uses Official Development Assistance (ODA) to support Pakistan in realising its ambition of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and ending preventable deaths of mothers, babies and children. We take a systems approach to this, providing technical assistance to strengthen decision making on health policy and financing. We also build the evidence base on effective sub-system interventions for UHC. No specific investments are made in Thalassaemia treatment or awareness raising in Pakistan. However, our support will strengthen core components of Pakistan's health system and increase coverage and service offers that should be of benefit to those with Thalassaemia.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/02/2024 15:13:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1687660

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Ethnic Groups
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 31 January (HL1679), whether they plan to review the algorithms used in the automatic verification of passport photographs to ensure that they account for ethnic diversity, notwithstanding any direct human intervention.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL2182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The initial check to determine if a photo meets the internationally agreed standards for passports utilises an algorithm provided by a leading technology provider and, through extensive testing, this has been optimised to help best meet the needs of His Majesty’s Passport Office and its customers. HM Passport Office is committed to making applying for a passport as simple as possible and will continue to evolve its photo checker as algorithmic technology improves.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 19/02/2024 16:12:44 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1687661

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Men
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many men aged (1) 70–72, (2) 73–75, (3) 76–79, and (4) 80 and above, were held in prisons nationally in each year since 2010; and of those, how many in each age category were diagnosed with progressive dementia.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL2183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2024 answer text <p>Annual data on the number of men in prison in the specified age groups are set out in the table attached. Information about prisoners diagnosed with dementia is collected by the NHS. It is not collated in the form requested and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>Health services for those in custody, including dementia support, are the responsibility of the NHS, which is required to provide services of a standard equivalent to that which is available to the general population.</p><p>HMPPS works in partnership with the NHS and Adult Social Care services to support prisoners with dementia. Examples include awareness training for staff, cognitive exercises such as reminiscence activities, and cognitive stimulation therapy. Additionally, the Ministry of Justice has published guidance on the circumstances under which applications can be made for prisoners to be considered for early release on compassionate grounds subject to specific criteria being met. This can be accessed on gov.uk or using the link provided: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-release-on-compassionate-grounds-policy-framework" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-release-on-compassionate-grounds-policy-framework.</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 16/02/2024 12:02:17 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy attachment 1 file name 2024-02-19 PQ HL2183 Final.xlsx title HL2183_table
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1687662

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for National Statistics: Operating Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost of running the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Integrated Data Service in 2023; how many projects were active in the Integrated Data Service in 2023; and what are the equivalent figures for the ONS Secure Research Service for the same period.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Noble Lord’s Question of 5th February is attached.</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Clement-Jones CBE</p><p>House of Lords London</p><p>SW1A 0AA</p><p>13 February 2024</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Clement-Jones,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking (1) what was the cost of running the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Integrated Data Service in 2023; (2) how many projects were active in the Integrated Data Service in 2023; and (3, 4) what are the equivalent figures for the ONS Secure Research Service for the same period <strong>(HL2184)</strong>.</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>The approximate costs of running the nascent Integrated Data Service in 2023 were £4,200,000, including infrastructure costs that permit future scaling of the service.</p></li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li><p>There were 20 active projects within the Integrated Data Service in 2023.</p></li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li><p>The cost of running the ONS Secure Research Service in 2023 were £7,000,000.</p></li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li><p>The Secure Research Service had a total of 842 projects during 2023. On average, there were around 600 live projects at any one time during 2023.</p></li></ol><p> </p><p>Equivalent operating costs and projects numbers should be interpreted with caution. The Integrated Data Service (IDS) is in development and currently operates within a BETA maturity phase. In September 2023 IDS received Digital Economy Act (2017) accreditation for data provision, making IDS the first cloud-native trusted research environment to be accredited for data provision under the legislation and opening the opportunity to scale.</p><p> </p><p>The IDS is built to be future proofed, to better enable the Government’s data sharing agenda in a more effective and efficient way. The IDS will grow at pace over the remainder of the programme with a pipeline of additional and transformational capability, data, projects and users which exceed the capabilities of the Secure Research Service (SRS). Improved data integration and cross-sector collaboration enabled through cloud technologies will drive significant uptake.</p><p> </p><p>The SRS is a long-standing and mature Trusted Research Environment which has operated in its current form since 2017, having previously operated as the Virtual Microdata Laboratory (VML) from 2004. The SRS grew rapidly upon achieving DEA accreditation in 2019, which enabled greater expansion of its data catalogue and user base. An improved trajectory is anticipated for the IDS with many SRS’s data sets, as well as projects (where applicable) migrating to the IDS as part of a transition that is underway.</p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely.</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/02/2024 14:56:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name PQHL2184.pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1687663

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Financial Services: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what research they have carried out on how other countries have addressed the introduction of financial literacy into their schools, in particular in Denmark, Norway and Sweden; and whether they have any plans to follow those models.
tabling member printed	Lord Cruddas
uin	HL2185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The government has not carried out its own research into how other countries have addressed the introduction of financial literacy in their schools.</p><p>The curriculum in England already includes compulsory financial education within the national curriculum for mathematics at key stages 1 to 4, and citizenship at key stages 3 and 4. Primary schools can choose to teach citizenship at key stages 1 and 2, using non-statutory programmes of study.</p><p>Evidence from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment suggests there is a strong correlation between performance in financial literacy and performance in mathematics; and a positive correlation between financial literacy performance and learning finance-related terms at school. This evidence is available on the GOV.UK website here: <a href="https://www.oecd.org/education/pisa-2018-results-volume-iv-48ebd1ba-en.htm" target="_blank">https://www.oecd.org/education/pisa-2018-results-volume-iv-48ebd1ba-en.htm</a>.</p><p>Since 2014, the government has transformed the way mathematics is taught in schools through the introduction of mastery pedagogy based on top performing East Asian countries. Mastery aims to ensure that pupils secure the deep knowledge and understanding of mathematics which provides the underlying knowledge and financial skills to make important financial decisions. The Maths Hubs’ Teaching for Mastery programme aims to reach 75% of primary schools and 65% of secondary schools by 2025.</p><p>Oak National Academy is also developing free, optional and adaptable resources for schools. Oak has published its initial mathematics resources, with the full curriculum available by this autumn. As part of this, Oak is exploring including additional lessons in real life mathematics. Secondary citizenship resources will become available from autumn 2024 and will be complete by autumn 2025.</p><p>The department continues to work closely with HM Treasury and the Money and Pensions Service, to support their efforts to coordinate the work of organisations involved in delivering the goals set out in the National Strategy for Financial Wellbeing 2020. This includes monitoring the evidence base for financial education to understand what works and what further support schools may need.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 19/02/2024 13:33:38 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4907 label Biography information for Lord Cruddas

1687664

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Incontinence: Men
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the needs of men who are incontinent, but not classified as disabled as defined under the Equality Act 2010, are recognised and provided for with appropriate facilities to dispose of sanitary pads under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, and the Approved Code of Practice; and when they plan to next review the Approved Code of Practice.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL2186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are reviewing the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) and guidance of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 regarding provision of disposal facilities in workplace toilets only, to ensure they meet the needs of both men and women. There will be a public consultation on any changes in summer 2024 and the updated ACOP and guidance will be published in spring 2025.</p><p> </p><p>HSE is the workplace regulator, therefore the legislation and guidance will only apply to toilets for use by workers in workplaces, made available to them as a place of work.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 12/02/2024 16:14:39 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1687665

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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	Innovative Medicines Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the breakdown of utilisation of the Innovative Medicines Fund for (1) interim funding for medicines recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, and (2) managed access, since June 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not yet made a recommendation for managed access under the Innovative Medicines Fund (IMF), and so the fund has been used exclusively for interim funding to accelerate patient access to medicines recommended by NICE for routine commissioning. To date, four medicines have received interim funding through the IMF.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 09/02/2024 12:26:41 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1687666

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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	Innovative Medicines Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when NHS England will start publishing quarterly activity updates on expenditure and patient notifications for the Innovative Medicines Fund.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>A report on expenditure and activity under the Innovative Medicines Fund for the period up to the end of 2023 will be released in Spring 2024, and at regular intervals thereafter.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 09/02/2024 12:26:59 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath