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1671294

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date	20/11/2023
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	Microplastics: Washing Machines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to tackle microplastic pollution entering waterways from washing machines.
tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
uin	HL419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government has already taken significant steps to tackle plastic pollution (e.g. microplastics), including restricting the supply of several single-use plastics through introducing a plastic packaging tax from April 2022; restricting the supply of plastic straws, plastic drink stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds; and preventing billions of plastic microbeads from entering the ocean each year by introducing a ban on microbeads in rinse off personal care products.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of microfibres are removed through water treatment and analysis of the evidence available to date does not show that there is a sufficient benefit to the environment that can justify legislation to mandate the microfibre filters in new washing machines with prices ranging from £30 to £122 per machine, dependent on manufacturer and whether the filters are disposable or reusable. Defra’s Plan for Water therefore includes a commitment for industry to develop low cost, effective microfibre filters on washing machines and encourage their effective use. We have met industry colleagues and posed this challenge and we look forward to any proposals they are able to share when they are able to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL420 HL421 HL422 question first answered 01/12/2023 15:00:11 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

1464802

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to section 16 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and the government of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement, how many refugees from Rwanda will be resettled in the UK; and over what time period they will be resettled.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>A small number of the most vulnerable refugees in Rwanda will be resettled in the UK as part of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership.</p><p>More details on the resettlement of vulnerable refugees will be set out in due course. The partnership between the UK and Rwanda is now underway and is expected to last for at least five years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/06/2022 16:40:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1316926

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	World Heritage Sites: Liverpool
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation about Liverpool’s World Heritage Status; and what responses they received during any such discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>My Department has had regular discussions with UNESCO since Liverpool was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2012, and we will continue to do so. The views expressed by officials in UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre are consistent with those set out in the Decisions of the World Heritage Committee on the measures it expects to be taken if Liverpool’s world heritage status is to be protected.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 01/06/2021 10:39:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1170825

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what role they envisage for the voluntary and community sector in the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Scott of Needham Market
uin	HL419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The government values the role of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector in the UK; particularly its invaluable role in tackling some of the most entrenched societal challenges in the country.</p><p>The Office for Civil Society, within DCMS, is engaging with colleagues across government, in particular MHCLG and DWP, on the development of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Our ambition is to ensure that the sector does not face unnecessary barriers in accessing future funding.</p><p>Officials will continue to engage with the sector as this work progresses and will communicate relevant updates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/01/2020 12:36:19 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	2542 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Needham Market

1156337

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Russia: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to which UK–Russia cooperative activities in (1) Moscow, and (2) other regions of the Russian Federation, they have provided funding for over the past year.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom currently provides funding in support of a range of programme activity in Russia across Moscow and other regions primarily to support people to people links and support civil society in areas such as human rights, climate change, science, tourism, sport, and trade. The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office is responsible for managing the Russia programme, however we work collaboratively across Government to ensure activities reflect a broad perspective.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/10/2019 15:30:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

747965

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that (1) civilians in the Equatorial region of South Sudan are protected under international law, (2) those on all sides responsible for war crimes are brought to justice, and (3) UN peacekeepers fulfil their mandate to protect civilians.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and continues to lobby the Government of South Sudan to cooperate fully with the Mission so that it can fulfil its mandate to protect civilians, monitor the human rights situation, and secure the delivery of humanitarian aid. We have contributed nearly 400 troops to UNMISS to provide vital medical and engineering support, which will help to improve the delivery of the Mission.</p><p>The 2015 Peace Agreement mandated the creation of a Hybrid Court in South Sudan for the most serious of crimes. We continue to urge all parties to accelerate the establishment of the Court. The UK Government has jointly led a resolution at the Human Rights Council in Geneva which extended the mandate of the South Sudan Human Rights Commission to gather evidence of crimes for use in a court of law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2017 15:24:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

522868

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	South Sudan: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the draft recommendation from NICE not to recommend the drug Strensiq for the treatment of hypophosphatasia for critically ill infants who are otherwise likely to die, what other treatment options are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently evaluating Strensiq (asfotase alfa) for the treatment of paediatric-onset hypophosphatasia under its highly specialised technologies programme.</p><p> </p><p>NICE’s draft guidance, published in December 2015 for consultation, did not recommended asfotase alfa. However this is not NICE’s final guidance to the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>NICE’s draft guidance states that there are currently no other treatments available that specifically prevent or delay the progression of hypophosphatasia.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/06/2016 14:42:47 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

350105

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Prescribed Industrial Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims they have received for Prescribed Disease C3b in the last 10 years; and of these, how many were allowed.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information as requested is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 18/06/2015 13:40:56 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

62490

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to co-operate with institutions and other governments to reduce alcohol and drug abuse internationally.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of international cooperation in preventing alcohol and drug misuse effectively.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with international partners, the United Nations, the European Union and through the British-Irish Council to promote the lessons the United Kingdom has learnt from its effective drugs strategy, and the benefits of a balanced, evidence based response within the international drug control conventions.</p><p> </p><p>The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union recognises that Member States have the prime responsibility for public health, including preventing and reducing harm from alcohol, while the EU has a role to support Member States in this function. Discussions are currently taking place with Member States and the European Commission to develop:</p><p> </p><p>- A new EU Alcohol Action Plan on youth drinking and binge drinking to run from 2014 to 2016 within the current EU Alcohol Strategy; and</p><p>- ideas for a new EU Alcohol Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The World Health Organization (WHO) has a leading role in further building the evidence base, the development of policy tools and the establishment and maintenance of a global information system on alcohol and health as set out in the WHO global alcohol strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The WHO UK Alcohol Focal Point which represents the UK, including the Devolved Administrations, is chair of the 53 European Alcohol Focal Points and sits on the WHO Global Co-ordinating Council for delivery of the global alcohol strategy.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/07/2014 11:42:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee