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1660909

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
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	Pesticides: Risk Assessment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reform the procedures for risk assessments of biopesticides prior to their approval for release onto the commercial market.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL10193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The term “biopesticide” covers a diverse group of substances with very different modes of action. They often, but not always, have a lower risk profile than conventional pesticides and we recognise that they can play an important role as part of an integrated pest management approach. We plan to review regulatory processes and data requirements to identify where approvals and permissions for biopesticides can be made simpler and speedier. This should reduce regulatory burdens on applicants and lead to quicker approval timelines, without compromising environmental and human health standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 19/09/2023 16:31:12 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1660667

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A47: East of England
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 the dualling of the A47 from Peterborough to Kings Lynn.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL10147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the need to improve the A47 in the East of England. That is why we are already delivering a number of schemes to improve it as part of RIS2. We are also considering the case for further improvements as part of future strategies, informed principally by National Highways evidence-led Route Strategies process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2023 10:04:44 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1660668

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M6 Toll
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the efficacy of the Midlands Expressway toll road.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL10148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) has a concession agreement with Midland Expressway Limited (MEL) to operate the M6 Toll. Under the terms of the contract, MEL owns and operates the M6 Toll at its own risk with limited contractual oversight from DfT.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2023 10:05:07 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1660678

registered interest
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	Food: Public Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of food purchased by UK public sector bodies in each of the last three years has been sourced from UK producers.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL10158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the quantity of UK produced food sourced by public sector bodies. Defra consulted on proposed changes to the public sector Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services last year and expect to publish revised standards in due course. Proposed changes to data reporting in the public sector supply chain formed part of this consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 19/09/2023 16:30:24 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1660680

registered interest
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

1659961

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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	Vorasidenib
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 Markham on 7 September (HL9841), whether they have any plans to discuss Vorasidenib with Servier Laboratories.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL10071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has not granted a marketing authorisation for Vorasidenib, however should an application be received from Servier Laboratories, the MHRA has licensing pathways available, with the aim of ensuring the products can be made available for patients in the United Kingdom in the shortest time possible and to support and protect public health. While the MHRA will assess any submitted applications and is willing to facilitate the appropriate regulatory processes, the agency cannot actively seek these applications and as such there are currently no plans to discuss Vorasidenib with Servier Laboratories.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 20/09/2023 10:08:18 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1659962

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review the guidance for coroners in Prevention of Future Deaths Reports.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL10072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Chief Coroner has issued Guidance for coroners on Reports to Prevent Future Deaths which can be found at: <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/revised-chief-coroners-guidance-no-5-reports-to-prevent-future-deathsi/" target="_blank">Revised Chief Coroner's Guidance No.5 Reports to Prevent Future Deaths[i] - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary</a>.</p><p>Any review of the Guidance is a matter for the Chief Coroner in his independent judicial capacity.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 19/09/2023 14:23:18 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1659967

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why DVLA forms can no longer be accessed and processed through Post Offices; and what plans they have to change this.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL10077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Most Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) forms are currently available from Post Offices that offer DVLA services.</p><p> </p><p>Post Office Ltd currently provides a limited range of DVLA services and an extension to the current contract has been agreed, ensuring that DVLA services will be available at post offices until the end of March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA wants its customers to be able to access its services as quickly and as easily as possible and the role of front office counter services will form part of the considerations of future service offerings, utilising government agreements if necessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2023 09:01:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1659973

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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	Medical Records: Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the differences in (1) the remit, and (2) the membership, of NHS England’s Advisory Group on Data and the Department of Health and Social Care's National Data Advisory Group.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL10083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Advisory Group for Data (AGD) is convened by NHS England and builds on the previous work by the Independent Group Advising on the Release of Data (IGARD). Currently operating in interim form, it includes the members of IGARD, alongside a representative of the Caldicott Guardian of NHS England, the Data Protection Officer, and senior staff supporting on Data and Analytics.</p><p>It provides NHS England with access to expert advice and assurance on internal and external access to data in relation to the exercise of NHS England’s functions transferred to it from NHS Digital, including on specific requests for the dissemination of information in accordance with the statutory guidance issued by my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Its minutes are published on the NHS England website.</p><p>The National Data Advisory Group (NDAG) is convened by the Department to provide strategic policy advice on data and data sharing, including the implementation of Data Saves Lives, the data strategy. It does not advise on specific data sharing requests and has a different membership to the ADG. NDAG includes, among others, the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care, the Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the Chief Executive of the Patient’s Association.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 19/09/2023 16:25:11 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

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