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1659262

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date	07/09/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	British Museum: Theft
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 recovery of stolen artefacts from the British Museum; and what measures they are taking to increase security in this area.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>My department is closely monitoring the situation at the British Museum, and engaging directly with the Museum on this concerning issue.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has spoken with the Chairman of the British Museum about this issue on a number of occasions and has sought assurances on the immediate measures that have been put in place to increase security at the Museum. She has also sought assurances on the details of the scope and timetable for the independent review of security which the Museum has instigated, led by a former trustee, Nigel Boardman, and the Chief Constable of British Transport Police, Lucy D’Orsi. The review will also support efforts to recover all missing collection items.</p><p>The matter is also currently under investigation by the Economic Crime Command of the Metropolitan Police. The British Museum is working with the police to support their investigations.</p><p>My department and I will continue to work closely with the British Museum – and the wider museums sector – to ensure that lessons are learned from this incident once the independent review is complete.</p><p>Further details on this matter have been set out in the Written Statements which the Secretary of State and I made to Parliament on 4 September 2023 (HCWS994 and HLWS979).</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 19/09/2023 13:36:54 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1658882

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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	Lighting: Pollution
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 results of Star Count 2023 project published by CPRE, the countryside charity.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not made a formal assessment of the results of CPRE’s Star Count 2023. We recognise that light pollution may have an impact on people and the environment and have put in place a range of measures to ensure that artificial light is managed effectively. These include controls in the planning system, the statutory nuisance regime, and improvements in street lighting.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 15/09/2023 12:15:01 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1658883

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	China: Foreign Investment in UK
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 purchase of UK businesses by funds owned by the state of China; and what safeguards exist to protect national security in this situation.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>As an open economy, the government welcomes foreign trade and investment, including from China, where it supports growth and jobs in the UK, meets our stringent legal and regulatory requirements, and does not compromise our national security.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government has powers under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) to scrutinise and, where necessary, intervene in acquisitions of control over entities and assets in or linked to the UK that may pose national security risks. These powers apply to all acquirers regardless of nationality. The government will not hesitate to use our powers to protect national security where we identify concerns.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Further detail on investment screening activity is available in the NSIA Annual Report, which was published on 11 July 2023 and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-and-investment-act-2021-annual-report-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-and-investment-act-2021-annual-report-2023</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/09/2023 14:41:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1658463

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
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	NHS: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what safeguards exist to protect whistle-blowers in the NHS.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>Workers who blow the whistle are entitled to protections, which were introduced through the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. These include protection from detriment or dismissal because of blowing the whistle, and a route of redress through an Employment Tribunal if these protections are infringed. In 2018, the Government enhanced legal protections available for whistle blowers in the National Health Service to prohibit discrimination against job applicants on the grounds that they have spoken up in the past.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 14/09/2023 10:36:15 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1658464

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum and Visas: China
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) asylum, or (2) humanitarian protection, visas were granted to people from China in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, and (d) 2022.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial decisions made on asylum applications, including grants of refugee permission and humanitarian protection by nationality, can be found in table Asy_D02 of the ‘asylum and resettlement detailed datasets’.</p><p>Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. The latest data relate to the year ending June 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 19/09/2023 13:12:35 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth attachment 1 file name asylum-applications-datasets-jun-2023.xlsx title table Asy_D02
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1658465

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
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	China: Sanctions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many officials of the government of China are currently under UK Government sanctions.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK has sanctioned four Chinese officials and one Government entity under the Global Human Rights sanctions regime. These individuals/entity were designated in March 2021 in coordination with international partners. They were designated for enforcing repressive security policies across many areas of Xinjiang which amount to violations of the right not to be subject to torture or cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. These measures were taken alongside the US, Canada and the EU, sending a clear message to the Chinese Government that the international community will not turn a blind eye to such serious and systematic violations of basic human rights.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/09/2023 16:30:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1657642

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
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 what assessment they have made of the efficacy of Vorasidenib for the treatment of brain tumours.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>In the United Kingdom, medicines need to have a licence before they can be marketed, and these are granted by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The MHRA has not issued a scientific opinion for Vorasidenib. Should an application for Vorasidenib be received, the MHRA will consider this accordingly.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 07/09/2023 11:57:17 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1657643

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
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	NHS: Doctors and Nurses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) doctors, and (2) nurses, left the NHS in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, and (d) 2022.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The table below shows the published data on the leaver rates as a percentage and the number of doctors and nurses &amp; health visitors who have left active service in National Health Service trusts and core organisations, for each annual period 2019 to 2022.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Doctors</p></td><td><p>Nurses &amp; Health Visitors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 December 2018 to 31 December 2019</p></td><td><p>17,863 (14.7%)</p></td><td><p>33,188 (10.2%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 December 2019 to 31 December 2020</p></td><td><p>17,045 (13.3%)</p></td><td><p>30,392 (9.0%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 December 2020 to 31 December 2021</p></td><td><p>19,156 (14.4%)</p></td><td><p>36,689 (10.6%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 December 2021 to 31 December 2022</p></td><td><p>21,078 (15.2%)</p></td><td><p>41,121 (11.4%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS England Workforce Statistics</p><p>The latest figures published by NHS England for the year to March 2023 show leaver rates are falling, and currently stand at 15.0% for doctors and 10.9% for nurses and health Visitors. Leaver’s data is based on headcount and shows staff leaving active service. This would include those going on maternity leave or career breaks, as well as those leaving NHS trusts and core organisations, including integrated care boards, to work in another part of the health and social care sector, including social care or primary care. The number of doctors leaving includes doctors in training grades, of whom some will be rotating out of NHS trusts to other parts of the health and social care sector as part of planned programmes of training.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 13/09/2023 13:37:51 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1657644

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
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	NHS: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of whistleblowing occurred in NHS hospitals in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected or held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 11/09/2023 14:41:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1655140

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
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	Electroconvulsive Therapy
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 use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in treating (1) alcoholism, (2) problem gambling, (3) depression, and (4) substance disorders.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2023 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published interventional procedures guidance on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression (IPG542) in December 2015. A copy of this guidance is attached.</p><p>NICE found that the procedure showed no major safety concerns and the evidence on its efficacy in the short term was adequate, although the benefits vary for different people. NICE interventional procedures guidance does not consider clinical and cost effectiveness and funding decisions are made by local National Health Service commissioners.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 01/08/2023 14:40:08 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name repetitive-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-for-depression-pdf-1899871923433669 (1).pdf title Guidance
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans