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1724766

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation and Forced Marriage
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 Sharpe of Epsom on 23 May (HL4639), when the findings of the feasibility study on the possibility of developing prevalence estimates for female genital mutilation and forced marriage will be published.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government has committed to halving violence against women and girls over the next decade. Combatting so-called ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA) is very much a part of this work. The Home Office commissioned the University of Birmingham in 2023 to conduct a feasibility study on the possibility of developing prevalence estimates for female genital mutilation and forced marriage.</p><p>We are currently considering the findings of the feasibility study and we will confirm our next steps shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 12/08/2024 11:08:13 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1724767

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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	Air Quality Grant Scheme: Finance
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 Douglas-Miller on 24 May (HL4084), whether they will consider reinstating funding for the Air Quality Grant Scheme and, if not, what plans they have to better deliver positive outcomes for local air quality and public health.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2024 answer text <p>No decisions have been made yet on the future of the Air Quality Grant.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 07/08/2024 12:37:48 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1724768

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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	Sudan: Military Intervention
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 reported discovery of Emirati passports, allegedly linked to soldiers of the Rapid Support Forces, in battlefields in Sudan.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2024 answer text <p>There has been no assessment of the reported discovery of Emirati passports in battlefields in Sudan. In our engagement with international partners, the UK continues to emphasise the importance of refraining from actions that prolong the conflict. Those who have influence with the parties must use it to bring them to the negotiating table and to seek a political resolution to the conflict in Sudan.</p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 08/08/2024 10:19:47 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1724769

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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	Gambling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the latest statistics released by the Gambling Commission, suggesting that gambling harms may be eight times higher than previously thought.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2024 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission’s formal <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/page/guidance-on-using-statistics-from-the-gambling-survey-for-great-britain" target="_blank">guidance</a> is clear about the inaccuracies of comparing the findings of the recent statistics released in the Gambling Survey for Great Britain with previous surveys. However, we recognise the impact harmful gambling can have on individuals and their families and, as stated in the Government’s manifesto, we are committed to strengthening the protections for those at risk. The Gambling Commission’s new survey helps to show the wider picture of gambling experiences across Great Britain. The Government will consider these findings alongside the evidence from a wide range of sources to inform decisions on how best to fulfil its manifesto commitment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 06/08/2024 12:30:58 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1724770

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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	Poaching: Prosecutions
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 Bellamy on 21 March (HL3214) what assessment has been made of the drop in prosecutions for poaching in England, from 107 in 2019 to 34 in 2023.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the problems and distress which poaching can cause for local communities. Tackling it is one of the UK's national wildlife crime priorities.</p><p> </p><p>The number of prosecutions for poaching in England can vary year from year due to a number of factors. For example, the levels of hare coursing, an abhorrent form of poaching, can be affected by the suitability of local ground conditions during a hare coursing ‘season’. If it is too wet, there is an increased risk that the vehicles used to facilitate coursing might get stuck in fields where hares are found so the activity is less likely to be carried out. If it is too dry, the dogs used by coursers are at an increased risk of injury. The numbers of prosecutions in a local area will also depend on effective enforcement. The level of resourcing assigned to tackle poaching may vary year from year depending on decisions taken by local police forces.</p><p> </p><p>The difference in prosecutions between 2019 and 2023 might also have been affected by a key change in legislation. The 2019 figure provided by the Ministry of Justice in its answer of 21 March (HL3214) is from a time prior to the enactment of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. This legislation increased police powers and sentences for a number of hare coursing offences. It is reasonable to suspect it had a deterrent effect on potential offenders and offences that may have led to prosecution. In combination with this new legislation, improved police tactics, intelligence and information sharing as well as the use of community protection notices and criminal behaviour orders may also have had an impact on recent poaching prosecution numbers. Finally, it must be noted that the 2023 figure of 34 used in the Lord Bishop’s question is not consistent with the other years as it only includes prosecutions for the months from January to June rather than, as with the years being compared with it, the full calendar year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 08/08/2024 10:55:23 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1724771

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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	Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Licensing
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 Markham on 5 April (HL3640), when they intend to publish feedback to the licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures consultation, which ran from 2 September to 28 October 2023.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the work done to date on introducing regulatory oversight of the non-surgical cosmetics sector in England, and will set out its views at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 06/08/2024 08:27:42 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1723712

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Alcoholism: Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many clinical diagnoses of alcoholism there were for women in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>Alcoholism is not a clinical diagnosis, instead individuals who use alcohol in a dependent way are diagnosed with alcohol dependence. Whilst we don’t collect this data centrally in the format requested, the Department publishes <em>Estimates of alcohol dependent adults in England: Summary,</em> which can be viewed on the GOV.UK website in an online only format. This is an estimate of the number of adults who are dependent on alcohol, many of whom will never have received a clinical diagnosis of alcohol dependence in the National Health Service or by accessing alcohol treatment. This publication provides estimates covering the years 2015 to 2020 and are shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Estimated number of alcohol dependent adults in England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 to 2016</p></td><td><p>595,856</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 to 2017</p></td><td><p>589,101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 to 2018</p></td><td><p>586,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 to 2019</p></td><td><p>602,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 to 2020</p></td><td><p>608,416</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Estimates of alcohol dependent adults in England: Summary</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 02/08/2024 13:57:35 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1723713

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Gambling: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much revenue the Treasury received from gambling operator application fees, operator annual licence fees, and personal licence fees in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2024 answer text <p>HM Treasury receives no revenue from gambling operator application fees, operator annual licence fees, and personal licence fees. Licence fees are set by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and are collected and utilised by the Gambling Commission to cover the costs of regulation.</p><p>The Gambling Commission may impose financial penalties on gambling operators if a licence condition has been breached. The Treasury receives income from financial penalties imposed by the Gambling Commission on operators. The total amount received in each of the last five financial years is detailed below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>2023-24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£2.0m</p></td><td><p>£13.2m</p></td><td><p>£21.7m</p></td><td><p>£20.9m</p></td><td><p>£7.1m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(Note: Due to reporting cycles, financial year is preferred to calendar year, with each period covering 1st April - 31st March).</p><p>In some circumstances, the Gambling Commission may agree a regulatory settlement in lieu of a financial penalty, which may include a financial element. Regulatory settlements are paid by an operator for socially responsible purposes and are not paid to the Exchequer. The Gambling Commission approves the destination of the financial element against set criteria. The destinations for regulatory settlements are published on the Gambling Commission’s website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross grouped question UIN HL360 question first answered 06/08/2024 12:32:11 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1723714

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Gambling: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much revenue the Treasury received from fines and other compliance and enforcement costs from gambling operators in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2024 answer text <p>HM Treasury receives no revenue from gambling operator application fees, operator annual licence fees, and personal licence fees. Licence fees are set by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and are collected and utilised by the Gambling Commission to cover the costs of regulation.</p><p>The Gambling Commission may impose financial penalties on gambling operators if a licence condition has been breached. The Treasury receives income from financial penalties imposed by the Gambling Commission on operators. The total amount received in each of the last five financial years is detailed below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>2023-24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£2.0m</p></td><td><p>£13.2m</p></td><td><p>£21.7m</p></td><td><p>£20.9m</p></td><td><p>£7.1m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(Note: Due to reporting cycles, financial year is preferred to calendar year, with each period covering 1st April - 31st March).</p><p>In some circumstances, the Gambling Commission may agree a regulatory settlement in lieu of a financial penalty, which may include a financial element. Regulatory settlements are paid by an operator for socially responsible purposes and are not paid to the Exchequer. The Gambling Commission approves the destination of the financial element against set criteria. The destinations for regulatory settlements are published on the Gambling Commission’s website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross grouped question UIN HL359 question first answered 06/08/2024 12:32:11 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1723363

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Alcoholism: Men
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many clinical diagnoses of alcoholism there were for men in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>We do not hold this data centrally, in the format requested. The Department publishes Estimates of alcohol dependent adults in England: Summary, which can be viewed on the GOV.UK website, in an online only format. This is an estimate of the number of adults who are dependent on alcohol, many of whom will have never received a clinical diagnosis of alcohol dependence by National Health Services, or by accessing alcohol treatment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron grouped question UIN HL309 HL310 question first answered 01/08/2024 15:51:46 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans