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1723969

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date	29/07/2024
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	Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination
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 expected coverage rates of maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in the first year of the programme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2024 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation considered uptake when developing their advice on a maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme. Uptake for the RSV vaccination programme is expected to be like that of other year-round maternal respiratory immunisation programmes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 06/08/2024 08:24:41 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1723970

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Influenza and Whooping Cough: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the national coverages rates of (1) influenza, and (2) pertussis, vaccination among pregnant women, and what steps they are taking to improve coverage rates for all maternal immunisations, ahead of delivering a new vaccination programme for the respiratory syncytial virus.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) routinely monitors and reviews the vaccination coverage of all the routine immunisation programmes in England. Flu vaccine uptake for pregnant women for the 2023/24 flu season was 31.2%. Pertussis vaccine uptake for pregnant women for 2024, from January to April, was 59.1%.</p><p>To improve coverage rates for all maternal immunisations, the UKHSA provides public facing information, including information leaflets in multiple languages and accessible formats. The UKHSA also provides training slides and information resources for healthcare professionals.</p><p>Ahead of delivering a new vaccination programme for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the UKHSA hosted two RSV webinars for healthcare professionals: the older person RSV vaccine programme; and the maternal RSV programme. Resources are also available for the RSV programme on the Health Publications Website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 05/08/2024 16:03:21 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1723971

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Health: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to deliver Labour’s Child Health Action Plan, and in particular what actions they will take to improve access to childhood immunisation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children in our history. This will include giving children a healthy, happy start to life, and protecting them from the growth of infectious diseases.</p><p>To achieve this, the Department works with NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency to make accurate and up to date information on the benefits of vaccines and their eligibility, available to parents, carers, and patients. We are also learning lessons from the COVID-19 vaccine programme about the power of real-time, specific data to improve uptake, as well as looking at system changes for delivery, to make getting vaccinated easier for all. The Department, alongside partners, is also exploring how to enable vaccinations for babies and children as part of health visits.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 06/08/2024 08:26:28 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1723972

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	UNRWA: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what conditions they have attached to the renewal of funding and support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and whether they plan to increase funding to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2024 answer text <p>The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) plays a critical role in Gaza and the wider region. The Foreign Secretary announced on 19 July that the UK will resume funding to UNRWA, releasing £21 million. Some of the UK's funding will be directed at supporting the implementation of UNRWA's management reforms, that will implement the recommendations made by Catherine Colonna's independent report. The reforms include delivering stronger independent oversight, better detection systems, improved screening procedures and other areas.</p><p>The UK continues to play a leadership role in trying to alleviate the suffering - on 14 July, the Foreign Secretary also announced £5.5 million new funding to UK-Med to fund their life-saving medical work in Gaza.</p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 09/08/2024 11:56:27 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1723973

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	UNRWA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they have responded to the Israeli Knesset's decision to designate the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East as a terrorist organisation, and whether this will impact on future UK support and funding to that agency.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary announced on 19 July that the UK will resume funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), providing £21 million. We are committed to continuing our support to UNRWA, which plays a critical role in delivering humanitarian aid in Gaza and contributing to regional stability. Some of the UK's funding will be directed at supporting the implementation of management reforms recommended by Catherine Colonna's independent review. We are deeply concerned that draft legislation is being considered by the Israeli Knesset which would designate UNRWA as a terrorist organisation and will continue to monitor developments closely.</p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 09/08/2024 11:48:14 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1723974

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to implement the enhanced physical checks set out in the Border Target Operating Model and if so, when they plan to do so.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2024 answer text <p>The BTOM sets outs out a risk-based, proportionate regime of controls which assesses the inherent biosecurity or public health risk presented by an import, together with the prevalence of relevant pests and diseases and our confidence in the exporting country’s production standards and health controls.</p><p> </p><p>This assessment allows us to set controls at the most appropriate level and focus on the areas of highest risk to the UK. The goods posing the highest biosecurity risk are being prioritised as we build up to full check rates and high levels of compliance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 08/08/2024 10:50:35 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1723710

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Postal Services: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they will put in place to mitigate the administrative burden on firms sending business-to-business parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland following the full implementation of customs controls under the Windsor Framework from autumn.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the Windsor Framework. It has carried out extensive engagement with businesses (including parcel carriers) to implement the changes agreed under the Windsor Framework for moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore grouped question UIN HL357 question first answered 07/08/2024 10:08:24 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1723711

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Windsor Framework
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to communicate the next stage of the implementation of the Windsor Framework in autumn to businesses in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the Windsor Framework. It has carried out extensive engagement with businesses (including parcel carriers) to implement the changes agreed under the Windsor Framework for moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livermore grouped question UIN HL356 question first answered 07/08/2024 10:08:27 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1723357

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
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 report from the General Consumer Council in Northern Ireland published in July regarding trade flows between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the impact on consumers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The UK government continues to monitor internal trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. The Windsor Framework represents a massive improvement on the arrangements under the old Northern Ireland Protocol, removing unnecessary checks and paperwork, lifting the bans on a range of plants and products, and giving the Northern Ireland Assembly greater democratic powers over new EU legislation through the Stormont Brake.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to implementing the Framework in good faith and taking all steps necessary to protect the UK internal market.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 01/08/2024 10:48:28 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1723358

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Windsor Framework
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive regarding public consultation in advance of the Democratic Consent Vote in respect of the Windsor Framework, due to take place in the Northern Ireland Assembly by the end of 2024.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the Northern Ireland Executive as appropriate in consulting with businesses, civil society groups, and representative organisations. There is regular contact between the Government and the Northern Ireland Executive on a range of issues and further detail will be provided in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 07/08/2024 15:22:21 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick