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1228252

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
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	South Sudan: Press Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of (1) the freedom of the press in South Sudan, and (2) the case of Peter Biar Ajak.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL7551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>Freedom of expression has an essential role to play in the establishment of peace and stability in South Sudan. We are deeply concerned at any closing of political space and restrictions on freedom of expression in the country, both for activists and for local and international journalists. This is incompatible with the Government of South Sudan's expressed desire to see a successful resolution to the nation's crises. We continue to lobby the Government of South Sudan to ensure that journalists, human rights activists and civil society are free to operate without fear of retribution. Through our Media Freedom Campaign we are providing support to journalists inside the country including continued funding for local media associations</p><p>The UK lobbied the Government of South Sudan on political detainees including during Peter Biar's imprisonment in 2018-19. This included calling for due process, access to legal representation and for his release from detention as part of the 2018 peace agreement. We welcomed his eventual release alongside other prisoners in January and are aware of his recent arrival in the US. Our officials remain in contact with him.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/08/2020 15:40:25 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1228253

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Uganda: Migrant Camps
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional support they have given to the Bidi Bidi refugee camp in Uganda as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL7552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, DFID has worked with partners like the United Nations World Food Programme to ensure continuity of life-saving services, such as the delivery of food assistance, to the population of Bidibidi, Uganda’s largest refugee settlement. Additionally, we have supported specific programmes in Bidibidi through Mercy Corps, an International Non-Governmental Organisation, including:</p><p>• a campaign - through public address systems, bulk text messages, posters, song and radio – to raise awareness about prevention of the virus, focused on community “hot spots” including shops, bill boards, markets, water points, and food distribution points;</p><p>• payments in vouchers or via mobile money to more than 1,850 farmers (57% of whom were women) to purchase high quality seeds from local dealers to ensure they did not miss the planting season; and</p><p>• support to small businesses to continue, providing access to basic hygiene supplies, agricultural inputs, and mobile money services. The local dealers that were selected to support the seed distribution referred to above received business development training on topics including business plan development, marketing and record keeping, as well as cash grants to strengthen their business.</p><p>As the pandemic continues to evolve, we are closely monitoring the situation across Uganda, including in the refugee settlements, and prioritising our support accordingly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/08/2020 11:25:47 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1228254

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
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	South Sudan: Violence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of intercommunal violence in South Sudan.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL7553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>There has been a recent rise in severe violence in several states in South Sudan resulting in killings, displacement and disruption to livelihoods and humanitarian access. Severe violence is tipping South Sudan into further humanitarian crisis with 6.5 million people already facing acute food insecurity, many in areas recently devastated by flooding and facing the possibility of new locust swarms. In Jonglei alone, 157,000 people have been displaced since February this year and an estimated 87,000 people are in need of urgent assistance. The violence in Jonglei and other parts of South Sudan underlines that, despite the 2018 peace agreement and a reduction in overall political conflict, many South Sudanese continue to live with terrible violence. South Sudan's best chance of a more stable and prosperous future remains the full implementation of the peace agreement.</p><p>The creation of a peace committee by Presidential decree is a welcome step, but it and the Government of South Sudan need to act urgently to stop violence, facilitate humanitarian access and ensure ceasefire monitors are enabled to conduct accurate and timely investigations. Our Ambassador and other officials continue to meet the most senior representatives of the Government of South Sudan to urge action. The UK will continue to promote efforts to halt the violence, address the root causes of conflict and build lasting peace.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/08/2020 15:39:15 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1228255

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they have allocated for mental health programmes in South Sudan.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL7554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2020 answer text <p>The UK is the leading provider of health services in South Sudan, through the Health Pooled Fund (HPF) (£175m 2018-2023). Through the HPF, UK Aid is improving capacity to identify and manage mental health illnesses in health facilities and hospitals; last year HPF trained 412 health workers on mental health across South Sudan.</p><p><br>UK Aid is also supporting specialised mental health services in areas heavily impacted by violence, through our partnerships with Humanity and Inclusion (£3.7m 2018-2021) and Medair (£16m 2016-2021). We also provide psycho-social support to survivors of gender-based violence as part of a five-year £22 million programme with the International Medical Corps. Finally, UK Aid is working in partnership with the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to provide mental health and psychosocial services in protection of civilian sites, with services targeted particularly at vulnerable groups including women and girls.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/08/2020 11:56:00 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1228256

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
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	Rania Elias and Suhail Khoury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the detention of Rania Elias and Suhail Khoury; and what plans they have to raise those detentions with international partners.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL7555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>Our Consul General in Jerusalem has publicly expressed his concern. We continue to call on the Israeli authorities to comply with their obligations under international law and either charge or release detainees. We also continue to support the Palestinian cultural presence and identity in East Jerusalem, as well as Palestinian physical presence there.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/08/2020 11:46:14 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1228165

registered interest
date	28/07/2020
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	Mental Health: Prescription Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prescriptions have been issued for (1) antidepressants, (2) anxiolytics, (3) sedatives and hypnotics, and (4) antipsychotics, in each month from April to June 2020; and how these figures compare with the same month last year.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL7475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is provided by the NHS Business Services Authority in the following tables.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Number of items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month and Year</p></td><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>Barbiturates and Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>Antipsychotics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>6,035,028</p></td><td><p>518,035</p></td><td><p>679,445</p></td><td><p>1,010,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>6,450,150</p></td><td><p>553,508</p></td><td><p>716,259</p></td><td><p>1,073,853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>6,017,455</p></td><td><p>511,088</p></td><td><p>661,151</p></td><td><p>1,002,933</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Number of items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month and Year</p></td><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>Barbiturates and Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>Antipsychotics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2020</p></td><td><p>6,481,166</p></td><td><p>521,162</p></td><td><p>692,160</p></td><td><p>1,119,597</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2020</p></td><td><p>6,244,952</p></td><td><p>490,061</p></td><td><p>659,233</p></td><td><p>1,051,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2020</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Notes: </em></p><p>The time periods covered are April 2020 – May 2020 and April 2019 – June 2019 inclusive for comparison.</p><p>The term ‘items’ refers to the number of times a product appears on a prescription form, and not the quantity prescribed. The NHS Business Services Authority does not have enough information to determine if a prescription is ‘new’ for a particular patient.</p><p>Any secondary indications or unlicensed uses of any of these medicines will not be apparent from the data.</p><p>The data provided is for prescriptions prescribed and dispensed in England only.</p><p>The data provided is based on English dispensed prescription that were processed by the NHS Business Services Authority; excluding items ‘not dispensed’, ‘disallowed’ and ‘items referred back to the contractor for further clarification’. Items prescribed but not presented for dispensing or not submitted to NHS Business Services Authority by the dispenser are also excluded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 06/08/2020 14:07:02 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1203110

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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	Mental Illness: Prescription Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many prescriptions have been issued for (1) antidepressants, (2) anxiolytics, (3) sedatives and hypnotics, and (4) antipsychotics, in the last six months; how many prescriptions in each of these categories were new prescriptions; and how these figures compare with the same period last year.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL5619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the following tables by the NHS Business Services Authority:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Number of items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month and Year</p></td><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>Barbiturates and Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>Antipsychotics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>6,242,966</p></td><td><p>559,541</p></td><td><p>738,497</p></td><td><p>1,059,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>6,105,746</p></td><td><p>538,508</p></td><td><p>715,005</p></td><td><p>1,030,777</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>6,043,242</p></td><td><p>527,892</p></td><td><p>704,835</p></td><td><p>1,022,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>6,279,989</p></td><td><p>547,545</p></td><td><p>743,385</p></td><td><p>1,052,933</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>5,680,329</p></td><td><p>492,331</p></td><td><p>656,344</p></td><td><p>955,569</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>6,153,299</p></td><td><p>527,789</p></td><td><p>699,736</p></td><td><p>1,021,958</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Number of items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month and Year</p></td><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>Barbiturates and Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>Antipsychotics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>6,574,909</p></td><td><p>547,721</p></td><td><p>720,362</p></td><td><p>1,091,403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>6,324,255</p></td><td><p>515,711</p></td><td><p>683,198</p></td><td><p>1,045,301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>6,428,992</p></td><td><p>525,749</p></td><td><p>698,338</p></td><td><p>1,067,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>6,701,671</p></td><td><p>539,735</p></td><td><p>733,003</p></td><td><p>1,098,917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>6,097,134</p></td><td><p>490,517</p></td><td><p>653,315</p></td><td><p>997,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>6,828,732</p></td><td><p>529,601</p></td><td><p>704,071</p></td><td><p>1,080,136</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The data provided is for prescriptions prescribed and dispensed in England only. The time periods covered are October 2019 – March 2020 inclusive and also October 2018 – March 2019 for comparison. March 2020 is the most recent dataset available.</p><p>The term ‘items’ refers to the number of times a product appears on a prescription form, and not the quantity prescribed. Any secondary indications or unlicensed uses of any of these medicines will not be apparent from the data.</p><p>The NHS Business Services Authority does not have enough information to determine if a prescription is ‘new’ for a particular patient.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/06/2020 10:58:43 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1203111

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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	Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many referrals have been made to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services in the last six months; how many appointments have been made for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services in the last six months; and how these figures compare to the same period last year.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL5620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/08/2020 answer text <p>The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) data requested are shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>IAPT Referrals</p></td><td><p>IAPT Appointments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019 – March 2020</p></td><td><p>834,978</p></td><td><p>3,543,965</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018 – March 2019</p></td><td><p>841,006</p></td><td><p>3,377,787</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Psychological Therapies: reports on the use of IAPT services, NHS Digital</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 25/08/2020 14:12:33 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1195243

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) malaria, and (2) non-COVID-19 epidemic, services and programmes in Africa are adequately resourced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL4246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises that COVID-19 will have significant direct and indirect impacts on health in Africa. Indirect impacts will be the result of disruption to, and a reduction in, health service delivery.</p><p>In response, we are flexing our funding and programming. We are building on our long-term investments to mitigate the threat of indirect impacts on various services and goods. These include reproductive health services and commodities as well as essential primary health care services, such as immunisation. We also aim to increase access and reduce prices for essential health commodities.</p><p>The UK Government is working with governments to ensure that essential malaria services continue, malaria patients are protected from COVID-19 and malaria programmes make good decisions about redeploying resources to national COVID-19 programmes in a sustainable way. We continue to be the second largest country donor in the global fight against malaria.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 20/05/2020 13:23:36 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1195244

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) prisoners, and (2) prison officers, have died from COVID-19; and what plans they, if any, to (a) increase testing, and (b) introduce further safeguarding measures, for COVID-19 in prisons.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL4247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>We are working hard to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the prison system as part of the national plan to protect the NHS and save lives. We are implementing a range of measures to reduce the spread of the transmission of the virus and the numbers of lives sadly lost.</p><p>As of 5pm on Thursday, 14 May, we are aware of 21 prisoners and 8 prison staff who sadly have died with COVID-19</p><p>NHS England and Improvement is responsible for testing for COVID-19 both in the community and in secure settings. As such, we do not hold data on staff and prisoner testing. On 24 April, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced the rollout of COVID-19 testing for all essential workers and symptomatic members of their household, including prison staff, those working in Approved Premises (APs) and probation staff (including private sector service providers) in England. We have referred over 3,000 HMPPS staff for testing to date.</p><p>In Wales, testing for prison, AP and probation staff and symptomatic members of their household is being delivered through local resilience forum arrangements and through Local Health Boards.</p><p>For prisoners, tests will be conducted on symptomatic prisoners on site. The testing capacity and availability can vary between establishments, depending on local circumstances at the time.</p><p>We are continuously working with Public Health England and Public Health Wales to improve our safeguards in prisons. Our strategy has shown early signs of success in limiting the transmission of COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/05/2020 14:28:13 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich