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1717026

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date	09/05/2024
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	Radiotherapy: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount spent by the NHS on radiotherapy services in England in the past year, broken down by (1) region, and (2) NHS trust.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Whilst data for the past year is not yet available, the latest published data on radiotherapy costs is from the National Health Service national cost collection for 2021/22, where spend is reported as £550 million. More detailed data by the NHS trusts is also available at the NHS website, in an online only format.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 20/05/2024 15:05:30 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1565232

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	River Tees: Pyridine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor pyridine in the River Tees; and what assessment they have made of whether preparation for the Teesside Freeport is safe to fishing interests.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency carries out routine monitoring of water quality in the River Tees, which includes testing for Pyridine. Monthly samples are taken at 10 locations within the Tees Estuary and adjacent coastal waters.</p><p>The Tees South Bank Quay licence application required a full Environmental Impact Assessment under the Marine Work (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (2017) and Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009), which included an assessment of likely significant effects to fish ecology and fishery receptors. Various mitigation measures were stipulated on the licence and the full detail of the licensing and consultation process can be found on the MMO Public Register.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Marine Management Organisation uses internationally accepted guidelines including from The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic 1992 (OSPAR) to help inform its licensing decisions.</p><p>The UK is a contracting party to OSPAR, and OSPAR guidance is used to identify chemicals for testing. Pyridine is not routinely measured in sediment, and there are currently no plans to monitor for pyridine in sediments generally, including for dredge and disposal applications. Pyridine is not listed as a Chemical for Priority Action (contaminant of concern, based on persistency, liability to bioaccumulate, and toxicity) by either OSPAR (<a href="https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/hasec/hazardous-substances/priority-action" target="_blank">https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/hasec/hazardous-substances/priority-action</a>) [copy attached to this answer] or the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 26/01/2023 12:38:17 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name OSPAR Commission _ Protecting and conserving the North-East Atlantic and its resources.pdf title OSPAR
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

1383615

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a comparison of journey times for travel between Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, York and Hull, using the options included in the Integrated Rail Plan.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) includes journey time information between Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, York and Hull and has been stored in the Library of the House. IRP proposals will reduce journey times between Manchester and Leeds by 22 minutes, Liverpool and Manchester by 15 minutes and Liverpool and Leeds by 33 minutes. Trains from Hull and York to Manchester and Liverpool will also see faster journey times.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/12/2021 14:52:48 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1195986

registered interest
date	14/05/2020
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	Diabetes: Drugs
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 diagnosed diabetics in the UK will have sufficient medication to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis, in the event that the UK leaves the transition period without a trade agreement with the EU on 31 December.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>As part of our concerted national efforts, we will continue doing everything we can to ensure patients continue to access safe and effective medicines in all scenarios.</p><p>It remains the Government’s objective to negotiate a future relationship with the European Union before the end of the Transition Period and to make sure that patients reap the rewards. Both the United Kingdom and EU, in their published negotiating documents, have stated objectives to reach an agreement on trade in goods. The UK’s published approach sets out how we want to facilitate trade in medicinal products such as diabetic medicines and medical radioisotopes and support high levels of patient safety.</p><p>The Department will continue to work closely with the pharmaceutical industry, the National Health Service and others in the supply chain to help ensure patients can access the medicines they need, and precautions are in place to reduce the likelihood of future shortages.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL4533 HL4534 question first answered 20/05/2020 15:56:08 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

819327

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Political Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage the government of Ethiopia to free political prisoners.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the recent announcement by the Ethiopian Prime Minister on reforms to open up political dialogue, including the planned release of some imprisoned politicians. The British Government is in close contact with the Ethiopian authorities to seek more information on what this will mean in practice, including for British nationals currently imprisoned in Ethiopia. The UK has repeatedly raised human rights concerns with the Ethiopian government, including around the arrest and imprisonment of people for their political views.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/01/2018 12:31:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

671130

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Earl Howe on 9 January (HL Deb, col 1835), when they were first given notice that the Northern Ireland Executive had nominated an individual to the Armed Forces Reference Group, and what is the name of that individual.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Jeffrey Donaldson) wrote to my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Ben Gummer) on 21 October 2016 to advise that Mrs Brenda Hale MLA had been nominated to sit on the Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group as a Northern Ireland representative.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/01/2017 15:38:52 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

437331

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Reserve Tax
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 amount of stamp duty reserve tax that will be repaid following the 2012 decision of the First-Tier Tribunal (Tax) in the case of <i>HSBC Holdings PLC and the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation v HMRC </i>(TC/2009/165484)<i>.</i>
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is not in a position to provide an assessment of Stamp Duty Reserve Tax that may be repaid following the 2012 First Tier Tribunal decision in the case of HSBC Holdings PLC and the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation v HMRC. This is due to ongoing litigation of cases arising from that decision.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 23/12/2015 10:29:50 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

176274

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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 Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further the Written Answers by Baroness Randerson on 27 January (HL4283) and 19 January (3949), why they have not answered the original question; and whether they will now answer it.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The involvement of the Irish Government in the talks leading to the Stormont House Agreement was consistent with the three stranded approach to Northern Ireland affairs and the 1998 Belfast Agreement. The Irish Government did not participate in negotiations on strand one matters which, as the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has made clear, including at the Ulster Unionist Party conference in October, are for the United Kingdom Government and the Northern Ireland parties alone.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 04/02/2015 15:30:25 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird