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1189417

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
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	Homelessness: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration, if any, they have given to using the former RAF Sealand station to accommodate homeless people and others in need of temporary housing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>We do not currently have any specific plans to use RAF Sealand to accommodate homeless people during the Covid-19 pandemic but we are exploring all options, working closely with colleagues across Government, including the Ministry of Defence.</p><p>Over 90% of those on the streets and in communal night shelters known to local authorities at the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis have now been made offers of safe accommodation – ensuring some of the most vulnerable in society are protected from the pandemic.</p><p>Councils across England will receive another £1.6 billion in additional funding as they continue to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic. With this funding councils can provide support to those who need it most. This takes the total funding to support councils to respond to the pandemic to over £3.2 billion. This is in addition to £3.2 million in targeted funding to ensure that we minimise the risk to those currently unable to self-isolate.</p><p>In addition, we have been working with the Greater London Authority and a number of hotel chains across the country to secure accommodation for rough sleepers and we have now introduced a centrally coordinated process across Government for block booking hotels.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 05/05/2020 16:55:10 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1189418

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
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	Coronavirus: Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether COVID-19 related legislation will be revoked once the pandemic is over or when such legislation is no longer reasonably required.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government have consistently made it clear over the course of our response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and during debates in both Houses on the recent Coronavirus Act 2020, that we will take all measures necessary to protect the public’s health, and that in doing so we will act proportionately and with due regard for the rights of the individual. These measures are therefore intended to be temporary, and the legislation contains many safeguards to ensure that its provisions are in force for only as long as they need to be.</p><p>Some measures, for example indemnities for National Health Service employees, will of necessity remain in force after the outbreak is over, but wherever possible we will ensure that we remove any burdens on individuals and on society as soon as the science tell us that we can.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 07/05/2020 15:59:40 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1187951

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Coronavirus: Peginterferon Alfa
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 effectiveness of Interferon alfa-2B in treating COVID-19; and what plans they have, if any, to use that drug.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2020 answer text <p>The Department is considering carefully all available evidence around the potential of different medicines for use in treating COVID-19.</p><p>Clinical trials are being developed to assess the benefits of a number of different medicines in treating COVID-19. Further medicines may be trialled should evidence indicate to the Department that this would be an appropriate course of action.</p><p>The world’s largest randomised clinical trial of potential coronavirus treatments is well underway in the United Kingdom as part of the race to find a treatment. A number of promising treatments are being tested and, if the science supports it, will be given to National Health Service patients as quickly as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 15/04/2020 10:22:30 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1187952

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Sleeping Rough
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many rough sleepers there are in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department’s latest official annual Rough Sleeping Snapshot Statistics published on 27 February 2020 provide information about the estimated number of people sleeping rough across local authorities in England on a single night in Autumn.</p><p>There were 4,266 people estimated to be sleeping rough across England on a single night in Autumn 2019. This is down by 411 people or 9% from last year and down 10% from the peak in 2017.</p><p>These statistics are available at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Frough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Caffc4bd1ef564c14662608d7d25a23c6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637209156889461578&amp;sdata=gVcX5UZ0BgIVPpCvdisMoGOrT0%2FcJ5xZ%2BdEdaId%2BoUc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019</a>.</p><p>This Government is clear that no one should be without a roof over their head. That is why we have committed to end rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament and to enforce the Homelessness Reduction Act.</p><p>In 2020/2021 the Government is providing £492 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. This marks a £124 million increase in funding from the previous year and will go towards funding important programmes such as the Rough Sleeping Initiative, Homelessness Reduction Grant and Flexible Homelessness Support Grant.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 30/03/2020 14:14:23 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1187953

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Retail Trade: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make sure there is sufficient stock in shops.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government has well-established ways of working with the food industry during disruption to supply situations. Our retailers already have highly resilient supply chains and they are working around the clock to ensure people have the food and products they need. The industry has adapted quickly to changes in demand, and food supply into and across the UK is resilient.</p><p>To help the industry, the Government has already introduced new measures to keep food supply flowing. We have temporarily relaxed elements of competition law to enable supermarkets to work more closely together to ensure people can access the products they need. Food retailers are now able to share data on their stock levels, cooperate to keep stores open and share staff, distribution depots and delivery vehicles. This is helping keep shops open and staffed and better able to meet high demand. Guidance has been issued to local authorities to show flexibility to allow extended delivery hours to supermarkets to ensure shelves can be replenished more quickly. The Transport Secretary has also announced a temporary and limited relaxation of the drivers’ hours rules so that more goods can be delivered to every store every day. We welcome the actions that the industry is taking, including hiring more staff, and prioritising delivery slots for those that need them most.</p><p>Representatives of our leading supermarkets have asked customers to shop considerately and we echo their call. Retailers have provided reassurance that there is plenty of stock available if people shop considerately and buy only what they need.</p><p>We are grateful for the extensive support and positive collaboration that the industry has shown. We should be proud of all those across the country who are working tirelessly to make sure people have the food they need.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/04/2020 14:50:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1187954

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Homelessness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make sure that the homeless have facilities to wash and eat.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working intensively with councils and the sector to help get those who are sleeping rough off the streets and into appropriate accommodation.</p><p>This is backed by £1.6 billion of additional funding for local authorities to enable them to respond to other COVID-19 pressures across services they deliver including for those who are homeless.</p><p>Public Health England have also published guidance for those working in hostel and day centre environments to ensure these vital services can continue to operate safely during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 07/04/2020 15:52:29 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1187955

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Homelessness: Hostels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make sure there are enough people working in hostels for the homeless.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced support for key workers to enable them to carry out their vital role and that staff delivering statutory homelessness services as well as staff delivering outreach, supported housing and other key frontline services for homeless people are included within the definition of key workers.</p><p>We are working intensively with councils and the sector to help get those who are sleeping rough off the streets and into appropriate accommodation.</p><p>This is backed by £1.6 billion of additional funding for local authorities to enable them to respond to other COVID-19 pressures across services they deliver including for those who are homeless.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 07/04/2020 15:52:11 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1187956

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Self-employed: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the self-employed affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>On 26 March, the Chancellor announced a world-leading scheme to support the UK’s self-employed, affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The Self-employment Income Support Scheme will support self-employed individuals, including members of partnerships, whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. The scheme will provide a grant to self-employed individuals or partnerships, worth 80% of their profits up to a cap of £2,500 per month.</p><p> </p><p>All businesses and self-employed people in financial distress and with outstanding tax liabilities may be eligible to receive support with their tax affairs through HMRC’s ‘Time To Pay’ service. These arrangements are agreed on a case-by-case basis and are tailored to individual circumstances and liabilities. If self-employed people have missed - or are worried about missing - their next tax payment due to COVID-19, they can call the HMRC helpline for advice on 0800 024 1222.</p><p> </p><p>All details of Government support for businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak can be found on the dedicated business support webpage at gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/04/2020 11:34:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1187363

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
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	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff employed in the National Health Service are not British citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care or in general practitioner surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>As at December 2019, the latest available data, there were 166,857 non-United Kingdom nationals (excluding unknowns) employed in National Health Service trusts and CCGs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 27/04/2020 10:53:59 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1187364

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
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	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to waive the payment of any immigration surcharge for medical personnel employed by the NHS who are not from the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government fully recognises the contribution that international professionals make to the United Kingdom and we remain committed to ensuring that this country still attracts highly skilled people to work here, including for the National Health Service. Many employers in the NHS already cover the cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge in full or as a loan to overseas recruits. The Government is working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to ensure international recruitment best practice is spread throughout the NHS. In addition, we have set out plans to introduce a new NHS visa, which will offer an attractive package for NHS staff. The details of the NHS visa will be announced in due course by the Home Secretary.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 23/04/2020 10:40:04 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno