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1654937

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date	20/07/2023
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 Equipment: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the overall material and medical equipment installed in Nightingale Hospitals around the country, and specifically in Middlesbrough, has been redirected to (1) other NHS facilities, (2) to social care, or (3) to other uses; and what percentage has been sent to landfill, incineration and for recycling.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL9534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. A Nightingale hospital was not established in Middlesbrough.</p><p>NHS England advises that each trust that hosted a Nightingale hospital is responsible for managing the assets and equipment therefrom including beds and medical equipment. Some of these will have been utilised by trusts hosting the Nightingale hospitals. The remaining surplus stock has been collected and made available for national redistribution under the existing warehousing, asset tracking and logistics contracts.</p><p>Minimal waste will be generated from this process, for example, some stock was perishable and unable to be used beyond use-by dates. Where items for disposal have been identified the responsible organisation will ensure this stock is recycled or used to create an energy source from waste, in compliance with national policy on waste disposal.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 01/08/2023 15:39:33 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1654938

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel: Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that travel insurance companies provide cover for travel cancellations due to heatwaves, given their rising incidence and intensity, and the risks to the health of travellers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL9535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2023 answer text The Government does not prescribe the terms, conditions or price that insurance companies may set when offering insurance, including travel insurance. As travel insurance policies differ, customers should speak to their insurer or check the terms and conditions of their policy.<p> </p><p> </p><p>Travel insurers must treat customers fairly and are required to do so by the Financial Conduct Authority.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 26/07/2023 14:08:23 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1654940

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
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	Darfur: Arms Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with international partners to stop the provision of weapons to West Darfur, following the discovery of a mass grave in that region.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL9537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2023 answer text <p>We condemn the direct targeting of civilians and violence against specific groups in Darfur. At the 13 July UN Security Council meeting on the International Criminal Court's (ICC) Sudan investigation, we welcomed the ICC Prosecutor's decision to commence investigations into the offences currently being committed in Darfur. The UK is pursuing all diplomatic avenues, including Ministerial engagement with regional counterparts, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and African Union (AU) to end the violence and de-escalate tensions in Sudan. There is a UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur, which we renewed in March 2023. There is also a longstanding bilateral UK arms embargo in place for the whole of Sudan. These regimes have been used to constrain the flow of weapons into the country and support efforts to stop those who pose a threat to stability in Darfur. The UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur will be reviewed by September 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/08/2023 09:30:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1652128

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	Antimicrobials: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Japan about bilateral collaboration into research into new antimicrobial agents and antimicrobial drugs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL9232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>We are working closely with Japan to promote research into novel antimicrobial products and to address the global market failures in antibiotic research and development. Professor Dame Sally Davies, the United Kingdom Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), visited Japan earlier this year and met with parliamentarians, senior officials and industry leaders to highlight the threat posed by AMR and to share experiences from the world-leading NHS England and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence antimicrobial reimbursement project.</p><p>Officials at the Department of Health and Social Care and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office continue to have bilateral consultations with their Japanese counterparts on national research into new antimicrobial agents and UK Ministers also highlighted the importance of this during G7 Ministerial meetings. Collaboration on AMR also continues between UK Research and Innovation and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development under the Memorandum of Cooperation.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 17/07/2023 16:57:31 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1652129

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	Graphene: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish the lifetime safety of graphene products, including what precautions might need to be taken for the disposal of products at the end of their life.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL9233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>Every business that produces or deals with waste has a legal duty of care to make sure that their waste is classified correctly so it can be dealt with responsibly and safely.</p><p> </p><p>They must take all reasonable steps to ensure it is managed appropriately by an authorised person, whether being recovered or disposed of. If the waste is hazardous, then additional controls will apply.</p><p> </p><p>Those who fail in this duty may be subject to prosecution or a fixed penalty notice.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 25/07/2023 10:48:39 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1651483

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
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	Poultry: Antibiotics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ban the use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics for prophylactic and metaphylactic use in British poultry farming, with a view to limiting antimicrobial resistance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL9196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in animals, while safeguarding animal welfare. It has been our position for many years that we do not support the routine or predictable use of antibiotics, including where antibiotics are used to compensate for inadequate farming practices. This applies to all types of antibiotic use (i.e those prescribed for treatment, metaphylactic purposes and for prophylactic purposes) because any antibiotic use may lead to an increased risk of resistance.</p><p> </p><p>The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 are currently under review and the UK Government’s proposed new legal restrictions will prohibit antibiotic prophylaxis, in all but exceptional circumstances, in order to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use while also protecting animal welfare, and allowing changes to prescribing practices to be made sustainably. A public consultation on the proposed changes was held earlier this year, feedback is currently being analysed and considered, and a government response will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Highest Priority Critically Important Antibiotics for human use (which include fluoroquinolones) should only be used in animals as a last resort when no other antibiotics could be clinically effective and, wherever possible, based on antimicrobial susceptibility testing.</p><p> </p><p>The Veterinary Medicines Directorate works closely with the British Poultry Council (BPC), an industry group which represents 90% of the meat poultry sector in the UK, on its antimicrobial stewardship efforts to replace, reduce and refine antibiotic use, by supporting good animal husbandry, hygiene and stockmanship. The BPC has a requirement that fluoroquinolones are only used as a last resort after alternative options have been explored. These actions have led to a 96% reduction in fluroquinolone use in meat poultry between 2014 and 2021, with fluoroquinolones representing just 0.3% of total antibiotic use in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, when considering laying hens, antibiotic use data collected by the British Egg Industry Council, and representing 90% of the industry, has demonstrated no fluoroquinolone use since 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 14/07/2023 12:13:32 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1651484

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of Royal Mail against its universal service obligation; and what discussions they have had with Royal Mail about the effect of the current number of vacant posts in that organisation on its ability to fulfil that obligation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL9197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>It is for Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to set and monitor Royal Mail’s performance of its universal service obligations. In May, Ofcom announced it had opened an investigation into Royal Mail’s failure to meet its delivery targets for 2022/23. This will consider whether the reasons for its failure were within the company’s control or if there were exceptional factors to explain why it missed its targets. Ministers and officials meet Royal Mail in its capacity as the universal service provider however, as it is a private business, operational decisions, including staffing levels, are the direct responsibility of Royal Mail management.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 24/07/2023 16:32:29 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1651485

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of schools with codes on hairstyles that adversely affect school participation among students from ethnic-minority backgrounds; and what plans they have to ensure that all such codes are abolished.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL9198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>Every school in England has existing legal obligations not to discriminate unlawfully on the grounds of a protected characteristic. It is for the governing board of a school to decide whether there should be a school uniform policy and if so, what it should be.</p><p>The department has not made an assessment of the number of schools with codes on hairstyles.</p><p>The department has published non statutory guidance to help schools to consider their equalities responsibilities in relation to uniform policies. The guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform/school-uniforms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform/school-uniforms</a>.</p><p>In addition, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, with support from the Race Disparity Unit in the Cabinet Office, have produced guidance, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/preventing-hair-discrimination-schools" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/preventing-hair-discrimination-schools</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/07/2023 12:09:38 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1651486

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government (1) what assessment they have made of (a) the use of retrospective planning applications following deliberate breaches of planning rules, and (b) the level of resources available to local authorities to resist such breaches, and (2) what plans they have to prohibit inappropriate developments using retrospective planning applications and to prevent resubmissions of failed applications with only marginal changes to the proposal.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL9199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on retrospective planning applications. We have introduced measures in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill to tighten up the retrospective planning application process, which is being considered by both Houses of Parliament. We have recently consulted on doubling the fees for retrospective planning applications and sought views on potential ways to improve developer accountability and, in particular, take account of past irresponsible behaviour in decision making. We also intend to consult on updating national planning policy to give increased weight against intentional unauthorised development so it can be dealt with more robustly in decisions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 20/07/2023 12:45:47 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1651487

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
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	Pharmacy: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of support available under the Pharmacy Access Scheme; and whether the criteria includes the (1) quality, (2) opening hours, and (3) range of provision, of existing pharmacies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL9200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The early access to medicines scheme (EAMS) aims to give patients with life threatening or seriously debilitating conditions access to medicines that do not yet have a marketing authorisation when there is a clear unmet medical need.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Under the scheme, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will give a scientific opinion on the benefit/risk balance of the medicine, based on the data available when the EAMS submission was made and the EAMS criteria. The MHRA will make an evaluation of products, including drugs such as for brain tumour treatments, once an application is received.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">If we do receive an application, it is only made public where an EAMS Scientific Opinion (SO) is awarded. All EAMS SOs are published on the EAMS webpage. All drugs that have previously held an EAMS SO are also published on the EAMS webpage.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Pharmacy Access Scheme provides additional funding to pharmacies where the next nearest pharmacy is more than a 20-minute walk away. This is calculated as a 0.8-mile walking distance in areas of high deprivation and 1 mile in other areas. In 2021, we agreed updated eligibility criteria and an updated payment model with Community Pharmacy England. To be eligible for the payment, pharmacies must deliver the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service. Quality and opening hours are not included in the eligibility criteria.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 19/07/2023 15:05:50 question first ministerially corrected 20/07/2023 15:18:01 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham previous answer version 88780 answering member printed Lord Markham answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle