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1758527

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date	23/01/2025
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	Obesity: Health Services
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 relative effectiveness of reducing body weight through (1) weight loss medication alone, (2) non-medicated lifestyle change support, such as nutritional and fitness guidance as is currently offered through NHS tier 2 weight management services, and (3) weight loss medication combined with lifestyle change support.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2025 answer text <p>The National Health Service and local government provide a range of services to help people living with obesity to lose weight, ranging from behavioural weight management programmes to specialist services which could offer more intensive support, pharmaceutical treatments, or bariatric surgery. Exactly what treatment is most appropriate for an individual is down to clinicians to advise, in discussion with patients, considering relevant clinical guidance.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produces guidance for health and care practitioners and provides rigorous, independent assessments of complex evidence for new health technologies. The NICE has recently published an updated clinical guideline on overweight and obesity management. It brings together and updates all of the NICE’s recommendations on overweight and obesity. The guideline includes recommendations on behavioural interventions, physical activity and diet, and digital technologies, as well as medicines and surgery.</p><p>The guidance states that all medicines for weight loss should be used alongside a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity, and that patients who are prescribed such medicines should receive information, support, and counselling on additional diet, physical activity, and behavioural strategies. Patients receiving weight loss medication on the NHS should not receive it alone, without additional support from appropriate healthcare professionals.</p><p>The guidance is clear that dietary, exercise, and behavioural approaches for weight management should be tried before medicines are considered. Whilst research has found that people receiving medicines for weight loss alongside a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity on average lose a greater amount of weight than people receiving behaviour change support alone, medicines are not a first-line treatment, and dietary advice and behavioural support should be provided first.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 04/02/2025 12:14:53 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1757583

registered interest
date	21/01/2025
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Myanmar
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 Hanson of Flint on 20 January (HL3720), how many Burmese people have been granted asylum in each of the past ten years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2025 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes details of the numbers of people granted asylum in the Immigration Statistics quarterly release on gov.uk. This includes grants of protection and of other leave last 10 years for Myanmar (Burma) nationals.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024(Q1 to Q3 only)</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 05/02/2025 15:22:04 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1756306

registered interest
date	16/01/2025
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment: Legal Opinion
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 community-based legal advice on employment issues, including sexual harassment, is available to workers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2025 answer text <p>Legal aid is available for advice in relation to breaches of the Equality Act 2010 or previous discrimination legislation (including in employment cases), subject to means and merits tests. Legal aid is also available in employment cases where the applicant is a victim of trafficking or modern slavery. Where an issue falls outside the scope of legal aid, individuals can apply for Exceptional Case Funding.</p><p> </p><p>In 2025/26, the Ministry of Justice will continue to provide nearly £6 million of funding to 60 frontline organisations to help improve access to legal support and advice, including for vulnerable individuals with employment issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 30/01/2025 18:01:16 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1756307

registered interest
date	16/01/2025
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Sexual Harassment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Health and Safety Executive is taking to ensure that workers are (1) protected from sexual harassment, and (2) able to travel between work and home safely, particularly those working non-standard hours.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2025 answer text <p>Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ensures workers are protected from work-related violence and harm within the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. For sexual harassment, existing protections under the Equality Act 2010, enforced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), provide a robust framework. HSE complements these protections by promoting safe working environments and referring cases to the appropriate regulatory bodies. With the updated legal duties to the Equality Act 2010 in October 2024, employers have enhanced responsibilities to prevent sexual harassment, reinforcing the comprehensive framework already in place.</p><p> </p><p>Travel between work and home is not a work activity so outside of HSE’s remit. Protection from sexual harassment during such journeys is the responsibility of others including the police.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock question first answered 29/01/2025 15:09:40 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1755972

registered interest
date	15/01/2025
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Bioengineering: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much public bodies have spent on research intended to develop mirror life.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2025 answer text <p>UKRI is the main public funder of research and innovation. It has not funded research directly intending to develop mirror life. However, HMG recognises the importance of funding blue skies research including on stereoisomers</p> answering member printed Lord Vallance of Balham question first answered 29/01/2025 15:04:43 answering member 5363 label Biography information for Lord Vallance of Balham
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1755973

registered interest
date	15/01/2025
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Bioengineering: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to place restrictions on the allocation of public funds to research intended to develop mirror life.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2025 answer text <p>Engineering Biology is a critical technology for the UK. This Government is committed to capitalising on growing opportunities as well as ensuring that innovation is responsible and secure. DSIT works with academics, businesses and funders, including through the Engineering Biology Responsible Innovation Advisory Panel, to assess the opportunities and risks around novel engineering biology capabilities. DSIT will continue to work with these stakeholders, including UKRI, to capitalise on opportunities and appropriately manage risk.</p> answering member printed Lord Vallance of Balham question first answered 29/01/2025 15:10:08 answering member 5363 label Biography information for Lord Vallance of Balham
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1755029

registered interest
date	13/01/2025
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: Drug Resistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to align the use of chlorhexidine in healthcare and consumer products with the recommendation in the Joint Royal College of Surgeons of England and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Statement on use of Topical Chlorhexidine for Skin Preparation Prior to Surgery, calling for the use of licensed medicinal products over unregulated biocidal forms to prevent antimicrobial resistance and safeguard patient safety.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2025 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, as the regulator for medicines and medical devices in the United Kingdom, continues to recommend the use of licensed medicines to prepare the skin prior to surgery. Use of an appropriately authorised product for its specific intended use, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions for use, is the only way to ensure the benefit-risk balance remains favourable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 21/01/2025 12:23:37 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1754166

registered interest
date	09/01/2025
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	General Practitioners: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many fully qualified GPs have been recruited since the general election (1) under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, and (2) through any other route; and whether they have set a target for the number of full-time equivalent GPs per 1,000 population in England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>Information on the number of recently qualified general practitioners (GPs) for which primary care networks are claiming reimbursement via the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme is currently being collated. We are working to verify the data and establish its reliability, which is necessary before any dataset can be published. Between 31 July 2024 and 30 November 2024, the headcount of fully qualified GPs increased by 831.</p><p>There is no NHS England recommendation for how many patients a GP should have assigned, or the ratio of GPs or other practice staff to patients. The demands each patient places on their GP are different and can be affected by many different factors, including rurality and patient demographics. It is necessary to consider the workforce for each practice as a whole, not only GPs but also the range of health professionals available who are able to respond to the needs of their patients.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 23/01/2025 17:03:43 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1754167

registered interest
date	09/01/2025
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	Avian Influenza: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to co-ordinate the response to the threat of H5N1 and H5N5 transmission to companion animals, cattle, domestic poultry, wild birds and humans.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2025 answer text <p>Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have stood up their well-established outbreak structures to control and eradicate disease, restore normal trade, and assist local communities’ recovery as set out in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contingency-plan-for-exotic-notifiable-diseases-of-animals-in-england" target="_blank">Contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals in England</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notifiable-avian-disease-control-strategy-2015" target="_blank">Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mitigation-strategy-for-avian-influenza-in-wild-birds-in-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Mitigation Strategy for Avian Influenza in Wild Birds in England and Wales</a>. This includes working closely to share information and manage incidents with the Department for Health and Social Care, the UK Health Security Agency and the Food Standards Agency.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, international collaboration and knowledge exchange on the threat of avian influenza from across Government is coordinated by Defra and facilitated through discussions between the UK Chief Veterinary Officer and representatives from Defra policy teams and APHA’s avian influenza national and international reference laboratories, and their global counterparts through the World Organisation for Animal Health, the Quadripartite Organisations and allied projects. Including through the the joint World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Scientific Network on animal influenza OFFLU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock attachment 1 file name Contingency_Plan_for_Exotic_Notifiable_Diseases.pdf title Contingency Plan 2 file name avian-disease-control-strategy.pdf title Avian disease strategy 3 file name Mitigation_Strategy_for_Avian_Influenza_in_Wild_Birds.pdf title Mitigation Strategy for Avian influenza question first answered 16/01/2025 14:45:21 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1754168

registered interest
date	09/01/2025
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	Beverage Containers: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much extra (1) plastic, (2) paper, and (3) other materials, they expect to be generated following the decision not to introduce a mandatory take-back scheme for single-use cups under the extended producer responsibility framework; and, as a result of that decision, how much extra plastic and other waste they expect to end up as environmental pollutants.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>This Government does not expect there to be any significant change in the quantity of plastic, paper, or other materials generated, because of not introducing the mandatory take-back scheme for single-use cups. The scheme was expected to have a limited impact on environmental objectives, and in terms of environmental pollutants it was estimated to reduce littering of single-use cups by 2 percentage points in 10 years.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has committed to reducing waste by moving to a circular economy. We will consider the evidence for action right across the economy and evaluate what further interventions may be needed as we develop the Circular Economy Strategy for England, working closely with the Devolved Governments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 23/01/2025 12:39:25 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle