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1660680

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date	13/09/2023
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	Farming Investment Fund
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 Benyon on 24 July (HL9373), how much has been paid out as part of the Farming Investment Fund.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL10160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Farming Investment Fund (FIF) provides grants to farmers, foresters and growers (including contractors) to invest in the equipment, technology and infrastructure that will help their businesses grow, whilst increasing farm productivity and environmental sustainability. We have paid out over £46 million to date. This includes smaller value grants towards a specified list of items proven to be effective in raising farm productivity alongside environmental sustainability and animal health and welfare outcomes. It also includes larger grants run on a more flexible model where applicants are making higher-value investments for more significant infrastructure and equipment that is transformative to their farm businesses such as on-farm reservoirs, slurry storage and automation and robotics.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 18/09/2023 14:04:36 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1659976

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support farmers experiencing seasonal worker shortages.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra continues to speak regularly with the sector and other government departments to understand labour supply and demand, including both permanent and seasonal workforce requirements, and to make sure that these requirements are understood across government.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of a reliable source of seasonal labour for crop production, and that it is a key part of bringing in the harvest for the horticultural sector. A key source of seasonal labour is the Seasonal Worker visa route, which allows a pre-defined number of overseas workers to come to the United Kingdom for up to six months to support horticulture growers during peak production periods, whilst maintaining robust immigration control.</p><p> </p><p>To reduce the risk of seasonal labour shortages in horticulture, in December 2022, the Government announced that an allocation of 45,000 Seasonal Worker visas will be made available in 2023. This is an uplift of 15,000 visas compared to the allocation at the start of 2022. The Government confirmed at the Food Summit on 16 May that the number of Seasonal Workers visas available in 2024 for horticulture will again be 45,000. A further 2,000 visas are available for seasonal poultry workers to help manage pre-Christmas demand.</p><p /><p>A further 10,000 visas are potentially available for horticulture should there be demand and contingent on sponsors and growers continuing to improve worker welfare standards. There are visas available in this year’s allocation and businesses should contact one of the scheme operators if they need seasonal workers.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently six scheme operators for horticulture and two for poultry as follows:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agri-hr.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437471840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QPPsUR16pQIe2Y0fnkUCobLxZ1hOG7ai2ANNcVp%2Fr98%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Agri-HR</a> (horticulture)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.concordia.org.uk%2Fseasonal-work&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437471840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EaTin7XDJUhI4CkrQqta4xXgQ%2BNZtuYbVm0BGEfXVqc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Concordia</a> (horticulture)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fethero.co.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437471840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NBh413FI%2FMDFVeVcyoC%2FefzxtKlqDG6%2F7KM6C3eW63k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Ethero</a> (horticulture)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fruitfuljobs.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437471840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=y1HLiU3MaUZcwUaywbgTMjC%2BmBAfZpBPTL8YSE5Te%2Bk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Fruitful Jobs</a> (horticulture)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hopslaboursolutions.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437627463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lkMbo5bmeOk0TiGHtjOpnRQti74KW668XptuPgfzNBM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HOPS</a> (horticulture)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pro-force.co.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437627463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eDRBAa9kkVJ5GGzBRg5H3lGdu1OLZJ6rD%2Ft1JctDhJ0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Pro-Force Ltd</a> (horticulture and poultry)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rerecruitment.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437627463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=kIy97WIGerwuIoVty4kjQGhf59DcZV8bviEqvCbnjrE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">RE Recruitment</a> (poultry)</p><p> </p><p>To inform future decisions on labour across the sector, Defra also commissioned John Shropshire to carry out an Independent Review into Labour Shortages in the Food Supply Chain throughout 2022 and 2023, considering how automation, domestic labour and migrant labour could contribute to tackling labour shortages in our sectors, including horticulture.</p><p> </p><p>This report was published on 30 June 2023 and the government response – which will also be informed by the Review of Automation in Horticulture – is expected to be published in autumn 2023. At the same time as the response, the Government will set out how it will support the sector to access the labour it needs alongside actions to reduce the sector’s reliance on migrant labour, including via our work on automation and promoting domestic labour procurement and training.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 18/09/2023 14:14:16 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1659977

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support energy firms to meet emissions reduction plans.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department is leading the delivery of the target to decarbonise the electricity sector fully by 2035, subject to security of supply. A priority area of energy production for reducing emissions is North Sea oil and gas extraction.</p><p> </p><p>Through the North Sea Transition Deal, the sector committed to reducing emissions by 50% from 2018 to 2030, through measures including ending routine flaring and venting and delivering platform electrification. The North Sea Transition Authority estimates that UK upstream greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3% year-on-year in 2022, representing an overall reduction of 23% from 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 19/09/2023 11:47:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1660000

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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	UK Trade with EU: Veterinary Medicine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why a qualified veterinary surgeon must sign off each consignment of Quorn for export to the EU, given that that product contains no meat or dairy content.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL10110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Quorn products containing no animal component would not require an export health certificate (EHC) for import into the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Quorn products that contain egg-based ingredients will require an EHC for entry into the EU. EU law (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692) requires imports of animal products including products containing egg or egg product to be accompanied by an EU EHC that must be signed by an official veterinarian of the competent authority of the exporting third country, guaranteeing that the conditions for entry into the EU have been met.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 18/09/2023 13:46:34 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1660006

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the amount of electrical power that will be required to decarbonise UK industry, and (2) where that power will be required in the UK.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL10116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Analysis carried out for the Electricity Networks Strategic Framework found that industrial electricity demand in 2050 could range between 85 and 115 Terawatt hours depending on resource and energy efficiency, and fuel switching choices between electricity and hydrogen. This range builds on the two scenarios presented in the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, Annex 4.</p><p>This analysis will evolve over time and continues to be used to inform networks policy, including future regional industrial demand for electricity.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 19/09/2023 11:39:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1659841

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Incontinence: Health Services
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 number of continence care specialists in the NHS workforce; and what plans they have to further support continence care specialists following the publication of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan in June.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL10032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the number of continence care specialists within the National Health Service workforce. NHS England publishes Hospital and Community Health Service workforce statistics for England, including by NHS trust. The published data is not though able to identify staff specialising in continence care.</p><p>The modelling and staff training plans presented in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan look at the NHS as a whole at a high level to inform Government decisions on the workforce the NHS will need to meet the changing needs of the population over the next 15 years. This is designed to identify the right supply of staff across all clinical pathways and specialisms rather than workforce plans for specific services.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 19/09/2023 13:34:18 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1659842

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Incontinence: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that current guidance on quality continence care has been transitioned into Integrated Care Systems since April 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL10033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>NHS England's Excellence in Continence Care guidance published in July 2018 brings together evidence-based resources and research for guidance for integrated care boards (ICBs), National Health Service providers, health and social care staff. It indicates that personalised care including personal health budgets can be arranged locally by ICBs to help people manage and pay for their continence care needs. A copy of the guidance is attached.</p><p>There are no plans at this stage to conduct a new National Audit of Continence Care.</p><p>NHS England will report on the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project setting out progress of development of Incontinence care pathways to its Excellence in Continence Care Board in October 2023. This will be published shortly afterwards setting out next steps for improving incontinence care pathways and will be shared with stakeholders for their consideration and input.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL10034 HL10035 HL10036 question first answered 19/09/2023 13:13:45 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name excellence-in-continence-care.pdf title Excellence in Continence Care
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1659843

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Incontinence: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct a new National Audit of Continence Care.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL10034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>NHS England's Excellence in Continence Care guidance published in July 2018 brings together evidence-based resources and research for guidance for integrated care boards (ICBs), National Health Service providers, health and social care staff. It indicates that personalised care including personal health budgets can be arranged locally by ICBs to help people manage and pay for their continence care needs. A copy of the guidance is attached.</p><p>There are no plans at this stage to conduct a new National Audit of Continence Care.</p><p>NHS England will report on the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project setting out progress of development of Incontinence care pathways to its Excellence in Continence Care Board in October 2023. This will be published shortly afterwards setting out next steps for improving incontinence care pathways and will be shared with stakeholders for their consideration and input.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL10033 HL10035 HL10036 question first answered 19/09/2023 13:13:45 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name excellence-in-continence-care.pdf title Excellence in Continence Care
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1659844

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Incontinence: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the development of care pathways by the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project since it recommenced following the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL10035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>NHS England's Excellence in Continence Care guidance published in July 2018 brings together evidence-based resources and research for guidance for integrated care boards (ICBs), National Health Service providers, health and social care staff. It indicates that personalised care including personal health budgets can be arranged locally by ICBs to help people manage and pay for their continence care needs. A copy of the guidance is attached.</p><p>There are no plans at this stage to conduct a new National Audit of Continence Care.</p><p>NHS England will report on the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project setting out progress of development of Incontinence care pathways to its Excellence in Continence Care Board in October 2023. This will be published shortly afterwards setting out next steps for improving incontinence care pathways and will be shared with stakeholders for their consideration and input.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL10033 HL10034 HL10036 question first answered 19/09/2023 13:13:45 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name excellence-in-continence-care.pdf title Excellence in Continence Care
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1659845

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Incontinence: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide (1) an update on the timeframe for the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project, and (2) details of which stakeholders have been consulted in respect of that project, since it recommenced following the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL10036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>NHS England's Excellence in Continence Care guidance published in July 2018 brings together evidence-based resources and research for guidance for integrated care boards (ICBs), National Health Service providers, health and social care staff. It indicates that personalised care including personal health budgets can be arranged locally by ICBs to help people manage and pay for their continence care needs. A copy of the guidance is attached.</p><p>There are no plans at this stage to conduct a new National Audit of Continence Care.</p><p>NHS England will report on the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project setting out progress of development of Incontinence care pathways to its Excellence in Continence Care Board in October 2023. This will be published shortly afterwards setting out next steps for improving incontinence care pathways and will be shared with stakeholders for their consideration and input.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL10033 HL10034 HL10035 question first answered 19/09/2023 13:13:45 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name excellence-in-continence-care.pdf title Excellence in Continence Care
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath