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1692913

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
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	Wheat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the fall in overall domestic wheat production resulting from the proposed changes in agricultural policies and payments.
tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
uin	HL2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a high degree of food security, built on supply from diverse sources; strong domestic production as well as imports through stable trade routes. We produce 60% of all the food we need, and 73% of food which we can grow or rear in the UK for all or part of the year. These figures have changed little over the last 20 years: historical production figures, including for the commodities you reference, can be found in “Agriculture in the United Kingdom”, a publication of annual statistics about agriculture in the United Kingdom at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fagriculture-in-the-united-kingdom&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C8fafb35aa0964d16f59c08dc3a137857%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638449102505268936%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SMlbt5rijclEBVI7xiBRwbT8hBKsOeQO2jrldDMU9a0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. UK consumers have access through international trade to food products that cannot be produced here, or at least not on a year-round basis. This supplements domestic production, and also ensures that any disruption from risks such as adverse weather or disease does not affect the UK's overall security of supply.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically, the Government has committed to broadly maintain the current level of food we produce. This includes sustainably boosting production in sectors where there are post-Brexit opportunities, including horticulture and seafood, and the Agriculture Act imposes a duty on the Secretary of State to have regard to the need to encourage environmentally sustainable food production. Our farming reforms aim to support a highly productive food producing sector by supporting farmers to manage land in a way that improves food production and is more environmentally sustainable, and by paying farmers to produce public goods such as water quality, biodiversity, animal health and welfare and climate change mitigation, alongside food production.</p><p> </p><p>Speaking at the recent National Farmers Union Conference in Birmingham, the Prime Minister and the Environment Secretary announced a range of measures to boost productivity and resilience in the sector, including the largest ever grant offer for farmers in the coming financial year, expected to total £427 million. This includes doubling investment in productivity schemes, bolstering schemes such as the Improving Farming Productivity grant, which provides support for farmers to invest in automation and robotics, as well as solar installations to build on-farm energy security. The Prime Minister also announced a new annual UK-wide Food Security Index, which will capture and present the data needed to monitor levels of food security, and announced plans to hold the Farm to Fork Summit annually.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller grouped question UIN HL2891 HL2892 HL2893 HL2894 question first answered 07/03/2024 15:14:44 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham

1536152

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth: Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they still plan to (1) level up, (2) decarbonise, and (3) grow the economy; and what part they envisage the railway industry can play in realising such intentions.
tabling member printed	Lord Snape
uin	HL2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to boosting trend growth as the route to raising living standards and delivering high quality public services across the whole of the UK. The Government is also committed to tackling climate change and delivering on our obligations to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has announced the Autumn Statement will be delivered on 17 November. This will contain the UK’s medium-term fiscal plan, which will include an assessment of UK growth, and will be accompanied by an OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the rail network's important role in improving connectivity, empowering regional economies and driving growth. The Government is committed to maintaining, renewing and enhancing the rail network. In the Transport Decarbonisation Plan the Government committed to delivering a net zero rail network by 2050.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 08/11/2022 15:22:25 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	319 label Biography information for Lord Snape

1358723

registered interest
date	11/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Isles of Scilly
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what, if any, funding (1) they, or (2) the EU, have (a) provided to, or (b) earmarked for, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group in connection with its work on developing plans for a new shipping vessel.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is not aware of any UK Government or EU funding which has been provided or earmarked for the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, in connection with developing plans for a new shipping vessel.</p><p>The Council of the Isles of Scilly have submitted a bid through the Levelling Up Fund, which includes the replacement of the existing freight and passenger vessels operated by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group. Bids are currently undergoing assessment, with Ministers expected to announce successful bids in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/10/2021 13:50:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1187657

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
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	Israel: Prisons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, what representations they have made to the government of Israel about reports (1) that the Israeli Prison Service plans to stop the provision of cleaning products and medical visits to Palestinian prisoners, and (2) of unsanitary conditions in Israeli prisons.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>Whilst we have not made representations regarding these reports, the British Embassy in Tel Aviv and the British Consulate-General in Jerusalem are in regular contact with the Israeli and Palestinian authorities respectively. Both report good co-operation between the two entities in response to COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/04/2020 11:32:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

784677

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Pakistan: Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of Pakistan to encourage it to improve its efforts to eradicate terrorist activity and extremism within Pakistan's borders.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK and Pakistan have a shared interest in the battle against terrorism. The UK is committed to working with Pakistan to combat the terrorist threat and the extremism that sustains it. We regularly highlight to Pakistan, at the highest level, the importance of taking effective action against all terrorist groups operating in Pakistan, as Pakistan has committed to do. My colleague, the Minister for Asia and the Pacific, raised this with his counterparts when he visited Pakistan earlier this month.​ On extremism, during Pakistan's UPR this November, the UK raised deep concern over the misuse of terrorism and blasphemy laws to persecute minority communities</p><p><br>The UK is helping Pakistan develop its capacity to protect itself from terrorism and extremism, and prosecute those who plan and commit terrorist attacks. Our counter-terrorism assistance to Pakistan is focussed on protecting civilians, strengthening rule of law and developing civilian counter-terrorism institutions.​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 17:33:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

626817

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Atrial Fibrillation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of clinical commissioning groups commission technologies to support atrial fibrillation detection in routine care.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>NHS England’s Sustainable Improvement Team is taking action to promote the use of Guidance on Risk Assessment and Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation (GRASP-AF) within general practitioner practices in England. This is a software audit tool developed by and trialled in the National Health Service. It greatly simplifies the process of identifying patients with Atrial Fibrillation who are not receiving the right management to help reduce their risk of stroke. As of 31 October 2016:</p><p> </p><p>- 2,220 of 7,619 practices had uploaded data from the latest version of GRASP-AF;</p><p>- 152 of 209 (73%) clinical commissioning groups have at least one practice uploading data from the latest version of GRASP-AF; and</p><p>- 18 CCGs (9%) have 100% of practices uploading data.</p><p> </p><p>On 29 September 2016, NHS RightCare introduced an optimal value pathway on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. NHS RightCare is a programme committed to reducing unwarranted variation to improve people’s health and outcomes and reduce inequalities in health access, experience and outcomes.</p><p>The CVD prevention pathway is the first in a series of optimal value pathways on a number of conditions. These evidence based pathways are being developed in close collaboration with NHS England’s National Clinical Directors, Public Health England, the Royal Colleges, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and other non-statutory stakeholders, including patient groups.</p><p>NHS England’s National Clinical Director for stroke is leading work to develop a full proposal which will consider the evidence and logistical issues involved in delivering mechanical thrombectomy to stroke patients across the country. This includes working with the relevant specialist societies, Royal Colleges and Health Education England to consider the workforce implications. Once the proposal has been developed, NHS England will decide whether the procedure should be made widely available.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2898 HL2899 question first answered 15/11/2016 15:50:12 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

423145

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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	Unemployment: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what opportunities are available through the European Social Fund for young people who are not in education, employment or training to study for additional qualifications.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Young people who are not in education, employment or training are a priority in the 2014-20 European Social Fund programme in England. This programme was agreed by the European Commission in September, and sets aside €340m specifically to help this group. The most disadvantaged young people will also be helped through the €650m provided for activities to address social exclusion.</p><br /><p>The Managing Authority, based in DWP, launched calls for applications in March 2015 and expects operations to begin in 2016. Final bids are currently being appraised.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 29/10/2015 14:59:06 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

155711

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Rare Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what encouragement they are giving to the pharmaceutical industry to develop new treatments for patients with rare diseases.
tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
uin	HL2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to implement its Strategy for UK Life Sciences, delivering its long-term programme of action to improve the wider environment for life sciences companies and overcome the barriers that allow discoveries to be translated into new treatments for patients with rare conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are making substantial investment in infrastructure for research into rare diseases and experimental medicine through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).</p><p> </p><p><br> The NIHR BioResource, launched in March this year, includes a focus on rare diseases where ongoing genotyping of volunteers will speed up research into new treatments.<br> <br> The NIHR Rare Diseases Translational Research Collaboration, launched alongside the UK Rare Diseases Strategy with an investment of £20 million over four years, is making good progress in developing a better understanding of the physical characteristics of rare diseases and supporting our drive for new diagnostics and treatments for patients with rare diseases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 100,000 Genomes Project is focusing on rare diseases and offers the strongest prospect of patient and scientific benefits and the ability to drive the transformation of the National Health Service in terms of application of genomic medicine. Furthermore, the application of whole genome sequencing may enable major new biological insights into the genetic make-up of rare diseases that will, in time, lead to new diagnostics and therapeutic innovation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In March 2014, we announced the Early Access to Medicines Scheme to support access in the United Kingdom to promising new, unlicensed or off-label medicines in areas of unmet clinical need for patients with life threatening or seriously debilitating conditions without adequate treatment options. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has now issued two Promising Innovative Medicines Designations which is the first step of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also commissioning an external review of the pathways for the development, assessment, and adoption of innovative medicines and medical technology. This review will consider how to speed up access for NHS patients to cost-effective new diagnostics, medicines and devices.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/12/2014 12:22:10 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg