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1379696

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	IRA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss with the government of the Republic of Ireland the reported remarks made by Senator Michael McDowell about the decision not to investigate crimes by the Provisional Irish Republican Army that occurred before April 1998.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government engages regularly with the Irish Government, on a range of matters that require or benefit from the partnership between our two countries, including legacy matters. Legacy issues are due to <ins class="ministerial">be</ins> discussed during the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) on 2 December.</p><p>The UK and Irish Governments have also been undertaking a period of engagement regarding legacy issues, as announced following the BIIGC in June. During this engagement, the recent public intervention by former Attorney General and Justice Minister in Ireland, Michael McDowell, who stated that a de facto moratorium on the investigation and prosecution of IRA members exists in Ireland, has been discussed.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 01/12/2021 17:37:25 question first ministerially corrected 02/12/2021 11:50:02 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine previous answer version 36198 answering member printed Lord Caine answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1379736

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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	Property: China
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 2 November (HL3659), whether they can provide a breakdown of the 60 titles within Greater London where the registered owner is the People's Republic of China; and if so, in which London borough each is located.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>HM Land Registry <ins class="ministerial">is unable to provide</ins><del class="ministerial">does not hold</del> this information.</p><p> </p><p>Further details about the information that HM Land Registry holds, what is publicly available, and how it can be obtained, is set out online via the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/12/2021 15:06:01 question first ministerially corrected 02/12/2021 17:35:21 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan previous answer version 36107 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1377963

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme: Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications were submitted to the Green Homes Grant scheme for new biomass boilers.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	73885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The official statistics published to date do not include a breakdown of all voucher applications by type of measure<ins class="ministerial"> installed.</ins> <del class="ministerial">but focus on those that are active within the system for work to be completed.</del><ins class="ministerial">The statistics refer to applications that were submitted to the Green Homes Grant scheme, but for which installation has not yet been completed.</ins></p><p>As of 7 October 2021, there were eight live voucher applications for biomass boilers – these are vouchers that were not rejected or withdrawn following the initial application.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/11/2021 16:17:37 question first ministerially corrected 01/12/2021 16:37:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 35421 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1367299

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Stonewall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2021 to Question 67045 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Stonewall, if she will provide details of all funding from her Department to Stonewall in each of the past five years with a breakdown of how much was allocated to each project; and what assessment she has made of the consistency of her Answer to Question 67045 and the funding from her Department recorded in Stonewall’s Trustees' Report And Financial Statements accounts.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	72342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>As noted in the response provided on 8 November the FCDO works closely with a range of civil society organisations, including Stonewall, to defend the human rights of LGBT+ people around the world. Stonewall is a world leading organisation supporting for the protection and promotion of the human rights of LGBT+ people. The UK and Argentina currently co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition alongside Stonewall as one of three civil society co-chairs. The Equal Rights Coalition, an international grouping of 42 countries and over 120 civil society organisations committed to advancing LGBT+ rights around the world.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The following is a detailed breakdown of funding provided to Stonewall since 2018. This is based on financial year reporting whereas Stonewall reports against calendar years accounting for differences. We acknowledge a discrepancy in the figure previously provided, which is due to technical complications caused by the legacy departments' different accounting systems.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">2021/22: £45,000</ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Funding for Stonewall and Kaleidoscope Trust for their role as Equal Rights Coalition co-chair support: £80,000 (Stonewall funding £40,000)</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Diversity Champions Membership: £5,000</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial">2020/21: £549,190</ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Ending LBT Exclusion in the International Human Rights System: £209,999</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Commonwealth Equality Project: £134,943</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Defending the rights of LGBT people in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus: £199,834</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Funding for Equal Rights Coalition support: £70,000 (Stonewall funding £35,000)</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Diversity Champions Membership and training costs: £4,414</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20: £201,375.55</ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Facilitating LBT Inclusion in the International Human Rights System: £161,892.55</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Funding for Equal Rights Coalition support: £30,000 (Stonewall funding £15,000)</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Diversity Champions Membership and staff training: £9,483</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial">2018/19: £143,457</ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Ending LBT Exclusion in the International Human Rights System: £111,638</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Reducing LGBT Hate Crime: £15,426</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Defending the rights of LGBT people in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus: £8,779</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Stonewall Leadership Programme: £7,614</ins></li></ul> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 17/11/2021 11:50:50 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2021 12:48:07 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 32562 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1367462

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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	Mozambique: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the security situation in northern Mozambique; and what Official Development Assistance has been provided to that region in each of the last three years, including the proportion spent on the security sector.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	72448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>We welcome the news that <del class="ministerial">Rwandan,</del> <ins class="ministerial">Mozambican,</ins> Southern African Development Community and<del class="ministerial"> Mozambican</del><ins class="ministerial"> Rwandan</ins> Forces have recovered areas of Cabo Delgado, north-east Mozambique, that were previously under insurgent control. There is still work to be done and we look forward to the Government <ins class="ministerial">of Mozambique </ins>working with international partners to ensure humanitarian assistance reaches affected areas, and reconstruction can take place. We are working with the Government of Mozambique to address the root drivers of conflict and instability, including by providing targeted assistance under the framework of a Defence Memorandum of Understanding. The UK is also working to strengthen international cooperation, and co-chairs with Ireland a high-level international taskforce on Cabo Delgado.</p><p>The UK has provided over £22 million in aid to Cabo Delgado through UN agencies, ensuring access to food, shelter, water, sanitation and basic health.<del class="ministerial"> (Approximately £12 million 2019/20, £8.05 million in 2020/21 and £2.7 million 2021/22).</del> None of this Official Development Assistance has been spent on the security sector.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 16/11/2021 15:07:50 question first ministerially corrected 24/11/2021 16:52:30 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford previous answer version 32419 answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1366282

registered interest
date	04/11/2021
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: Ventilation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote ventilation in buildings to minimise the spread of COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL3721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government has published <ins class="ministerial">Ventilation of indoor spaces to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19)</ins> <del class="ministerial">Ventilation of indoor spaces on how to improve the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19)</del> in an online only format. This guidance stresses the importance of practical steps such as opening windows and doors; making sure small vents or grilles are open and not blocked; and ensuring that any mechanical ventilation system is working and maintained in line with manufacturers’ instructions. Ventilation systems should bring fresh air in and not recirculate indoor air. In workplaces and non-domestic settings, ventilation should be considered alongside other control measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 10/12/2021 11:26:13 question first ministerially corrected 13/12/2021 19:04:40 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall attachment 1 file name Ventilation of indoor spaces to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) - GOV.UK.pdf title Ventilation of indoor spaces to stop the spread of previous answer version 38253 answering member printed Lord Kamall answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall attachment 1 file name Ventilation of indoor spaces to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) - GOV.UK.pdf title Ventilation of indoor spaces to stop the spread of
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1365799

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
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: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what obligations NHS organisations and organisations delivering NHS services currently have to document and report on complaints of sexual misconduct and assault reported by patients and staff; and what opportunities exist for Parliamentary scrutiny of that data.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	69197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>Under the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009, all National Health Service organisations must prepare an annual report covering the number of complaints the organisation received, the subject matter of those complaints and details of what action has been or is to be taken to improve services as a consequence of those complaints. NHS organisations must <ins class="ministerial">make this</ins> <del class="ministerial">lay their</del> annual report <ins class="ministerial">available to anyone who requests it, including</ins> <del class="ministerial">in</del> Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/11/2021 10:52:02 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2022 10:10:48 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 31044 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1364664

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the data she holds on the number of people reporting offences under the Offences against The Person Act 1861, section 23, and section 24 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	66256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2021 answer text <p>Information on the number of crimes recorded under the Offences against The Person Act 1861 section 23 and section 24, including the offence subcodes “Administering poison so as to endanger life” and “Administering poison with intent to injure or annoy” for each financial year from 2015/16 to 2020/21 can be found in the attached annex.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/11/2021 13:07:56 question first ministerially corrected 16/11/2021 15:54:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse attachment 1 file name 66256 Annex.xlsx title Annex previous answer version 31806 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1364006

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when officials in his Department were made aware of the presence of flammable cladding on buildings in the Defence Estate.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	64542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence Officials were first made aware that one Single Living Accommodation block at HMS Nelson was not compliant with Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government guidance on cladding in July 2019.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Grenfell Tower fire occurred on 14 June 2017. In response to the concerns about building cladding and following advice from MHCLG, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) surveyed the defence estate to establish if any MOD-owned sleeping accommodation blocks over 18m in height were clad with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) during July-August 2017. This found that MOD had no buildings that met the criteria or that were clad with ACM.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In December 2018, the MHCLG issued an updated Advice Note which changed and extended the requirement, recommending that all buildings with any external cladding at a height in excess of 18m and containing residential accommodation should be assessed to ascertain the type of cladding used. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All relevant buildings on the Defence Estate were re-surveyed (surveys completed in July 2019), which identified 28 buildings (subsequently reduced to 27 buildings) which had cladding and required further investigation as there was no evidence to confirm the external wall systems had a BR135 classification that was required under MHCLG Advice Note 14 to determine that the external wall system is safe.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As part of this process Ministry of Defence Officials were first made aware that one Single Living Accommodation block at HMS Nelson was not compliant with MHCLG guidance on cladding in July 2019.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In November 2019, Defence Fire and Rescue (DFR), the Defence Fire Safety Regulator (DFSR) and Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) agreed that the 28 buildings identified should have the cladding removed, and letters notifying of the risk and need for removal were sent to the relevant Heads of Establishments in December 2019. DFR provided advice on how to operate the buildings to enable them to be safe to occupy. DFR, DFSR and DIO agreed that occupation of the buildings could continue until the appropriate measures were implemented subject to maintaining and adhering to the conditions within the buildings Fire Risk Assessments. Subsequent advice from Fire Engineering Specialists confirmed that the buildings and cladding could be assessed to determine if the cladding needed to be removed. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In Jan 2020 a consolidated advice note was issued by MHCLG, which advised all buildings containing sleeping accommodation (at any height) with external cladding should be assessed.</ins></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/11/2021 16:36:01 question first ministerially corrected 02/11/2021 14:44:06 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 29259 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1363580

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
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	Long Covid: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to diagnose long covid in young children.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	63856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement has established <ins class="ministerial">14</ins> <del class="ministerial">15</del> paediatric hubs to coordinate care for children and young people with ‘long’ COVID-19. Any parent or guardian concerned that their child may be exhibiting symptoms should seek advice from their general practitioner, who will be able to refer the child for assessment if appropriate.</p><p>We have so far invested £50 million into research for ‘long’ COVID-19. This includes £1.4 million over three years for The CLoCk Study on ‘long’ COVID-19 among non-hospitalised children and young people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 29/10/2021 12:15:30 question first ministerially corrected 27/04/2022 14:28:40 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 28889 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden