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1727990

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date	09/09/2024
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the ethnicity pay gap in businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>The King’s Speech announced our intention to publish draft legislation this session that will introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting for large employers (those with 250 or more employees). This will help businesses to identify and close ethnicity pay gaps within their workforces.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 19/09/2024 15:21:23 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1676106

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Sudan: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the state of freedom of religion or belief in Sudan after the church bombing in Omdurman on 4 November, which left 6 children dead and 23 people wounded.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK has consistently denounced all human rights violations that have taken place in Sudan since the military coup in October 2021, including the escalation in abuses since conflict broke out in April. The continued widespread violence and significant civilian death toll must end. We are not aware of any significant increase in the discrimination or persecution of religious minorities in the country since April. We engage regularly with, and support the work of, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who continue to monitor this.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/12/2023 10:11:41 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1469996

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Food: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to decrease the levels of (1) salt, and (2) sugar, in food in England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The voluntary reduction and reformulation programmes challenge all sectors of the food and drinks industry, including retailers, manufacturers and eating out of home sector such as cafes, takeaways and delivery firms, to reduce the amount of sugar and salt in foods and drinks.</p><p> </p><p>The sugar reduction programme aimed to reduce the amount of sugar in foods which contribute the most to children’s  intake by 20% by 2020. While there has been mixed progress in decreasing the sugar content of foods, retailers and manufacturers demonstrated greater achievements in sugar reduction in unsweetened juice and sweetened milk based drinks. Monitoring the sugar content of drinks in scope of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy shown that substantial reductions have been achieved. The fourth progress report on sugar reduction is expected in 2022. An assessment of salt reduction targets to be achieved by 2024 is expected in 2022. Officials maintain regular contact with the devolved administrations on the salt and sugar reduction programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL915 question first answered 21/06/2022 12:13:48 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1331549

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
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	BBC: Broadcasting Programmes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that the BBC does not reduce the number of quotas related to delivering public value content, including those related to (1) radio, and (2) children’s programming.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The government is clear that the BBC has to provide high quality, distinctive content and services. However, it is ultimately a matter for Ofcom as the independent regulator on how to enforce these obligations through appropriate regulation. It is therefore for Ofcom, not the government, to set and amend quotas for the BBC’s public services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/06/2021 14:10:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1174454

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Universities: Antisemitism
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 decision by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick not to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism following reports of antisemitic incidents at that University and the call by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for cuts to funding of those universities that fail to adopt the definition.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>There is no place in our society - including within higher education – for hatred or any form of harassment, discrimination or racism, including antisemitism.</p><p>In October this year the Communities Secretary wrote to all universities to urge them to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. This followed a letter from the Universities Minister in May regarding antisemitism in higher education.</p><p>We expect all Higher Education Providers to discharge their responsibilities fully and to have robust policies and procedures in place to comply with the law, to investigate and swiftly address hate crime, including any antisemitic incidents that are reported. We will continue to work with universities to ensure we stamp out antisemitism in all its forms.</p><p>That is why we will be providing an additional £500,000 of government funding to allow 200 university students each year to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, to hear from the last Holocaust survivors and to help educate students on the importance of continuing to tackle antisemitism on campuses.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/02/2020 16:56:52 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

752468

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much the NHS pays for a one year supply of Apomorphine for a patient with Parkinson's Disease; how much they estimate it costs to manufacture a year's supply of that drug; what assessment they have made of the difficulties of manufacturing Apomorphine to clinical standards; and whether they intend to take any steps to reduce the cost of that drug to the NHS.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The drug cost to the National Health Service for a one year supply of Apomorphine for a patient with Parkinson's Disease is estimated to be in the region of £5,300 and £9,000, based on the usual daily dose of 3 – 30mg. However, the maximum daily is 100mg, so the annual cost for some patient’s treatment may be higher.</p><p>We have no estimate of the cost of manufacture. We are not aware of any particular issues relating to the manufacture of this drug. Pharmaceutical companies participate in either the voluntary pharmaceutical price regulation scheme (PPRS) or the statutory medicines price regulation scheme, both of which regulate the cost of medicines to the NHS. Products covered by the statutory scheme are subject to a 15% cut to their list price. Companies in the PPRS pay a percentage of sales to the Government when growth in NHS spending on medicines exceeds an agreed level. NHS purchasers may also negotiate discounts with pharmaceutical companies in addition to national price regulation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/07/2017 15:12:09 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

530752

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Apomorphine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 13 June (HL566), for how many UK citizens currently residing in France, Ireland and Spain they are responsible, and for how many citizens from those countries currently residing in the UK are France, Ireland and Spain responsible respectively.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Other European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland reimburse the United Kingdom for the cost of the National Health Service providing treatment to people they are responsible for under European Union law, including UK nationals insured in another EEA country or Switzerland. In the same way, the Department, on behalf of the UK Government, reimburses other EEA countries and Switzerland for the cost of providing healthcare treatment to people we are responsible for under EU law, irrespective of nationality.</p><p> </p><p>As insurability under EU law is not determined on the basis of nationality, it is not possible to provide information on the number of citizens from each country covered by these rules.</p><p> </p><p>Payment arrangements from the UK to France, Spain and Ireland are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>France:</p><p>- All categories of insured persons: Actual costs (meaning the UK is billed for actual healthcare usage)</p><p>Spain:</p><p>- Temporary Visitors: Actual costs</p><p>- All other categories: Average costs (a lump sum is billed, irrespective of the amount of healthcare received)</p><p>Ireland:</p><p>- Temporary Visitors (not including planned treatment claims or workers): Formula agreement</p><p>- Planned Treatment claims: Actual costs</p><p>- Workers: Waiver agreement between the two countries</p><p>- All other categories: Average costs</p><p> </p><p>The decision on whether to bill on the basis of average costs is for individual EEA countries to make.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL913 question first answered 11/07/2016 12:42:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

386115

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Fines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many lorry drivers have been fined by United Kingdom authorities during the last 12 months for unintentionally having migrants in their vehicles; and how many migrants have been fined for illegally hiding in lorries coming into the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Border Force has imposed 3,319 civil penalties so far, during the 2014/15 financial year. These penalties have been imposed on both hauliers and drivers.</p><p>Civil Penalties are not imposed on illegal migrants themselves who are handed to the French authorities for processing following detection by Border Force and its contractors. The Civil Penalty Scheme only allows for penalties to be levied on hauliers and drivers. Earlier this year Immigration Minister James Brokenshire held an inaugural summit to promote lorry security and tackle the impact of illegal immigration on the haulage security. The Minister has since hosted a series of roundtable events with haulier groups.</p><p>It is important that vehicles are secured properly to help mitigate the threat of illegal immigration. The UK provides clear guidance on lorry security under the Civil Penalty Codes of Practice which many responsible drivers and hauliers take steps to follow. This is also an international issue and it is vital we ensure drivers from across the other countries maintain the same standards as ours. In 2013/14 only 7% of fines issued were to British drivers. We need to ensure that the rest of the world's freight transport industry is keeping up with the UK. The UK is held up in Europe as a leading example of best practice and we need to get that message to our European and international counterparts.</p><p>On 14 July the Home Secretary announced in Parliament the creation of a new secure zone at the port of Calais for UK bound lorries. This will provide a secure waiting area for 230 vehicles - the equivalent of removing a two-and-a-half mile queue from the approaching road. This should transform protection for lorries and their drivers - removing them from the open road where they can become targets for migrants attempting to board their vehicles.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/07/2015 12:34:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

76570

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the recent Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, what assessment they have made of historical cases of rape being used as a weapon of war; and whether they intend to designate financial resources or support to the victims and survivors of rape when it has been used as a weapon in conflict in (1) Bangladesh, (2) the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (3) Bosnia and Herzegovina, and (4) other countries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
uin	HL914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The focus of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative is on conflict and post-conflict countries emerging from recent violence. We actively consider requests for support from conflict affected states where the legacy of conflict related sexual violence is a continuing threat to peace and stability. <br><br>The recent Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict set in motion a series of practical steps and commitments to ensure that survivors of sexual violence in conflict can access justice and receive the long-term support that they require. In support of this the Government announced £6m of new UK funding for survivors. <br><br>From hereon we will be working with local and international partners to implement the International Protocol on the documentation and investigation of sexual violence in conflict, launched at the Global Summit, in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Bosnia and Herzegovina.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 21/07/2014 11:47:04 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin