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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-29more like thismore than 2024-07-29
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Sexuality more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider Bondage, Domination, Sadism, and Masochism to be a protected characteristic within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-08-12more like thismore than 2024-08-12
answer text <p>The Equality Act (2010) contains nine protected characteristics, which include age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Section 12 defines sexual orientation as being an orientation toward people of the same, oppositie, or either sex. The Equality Act protects orientation – sexual acts such as those described are not included within that definition.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Twycross more like this
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less than 2024-08-12T14:03:03.023Zmore like thismore than 2024-08-12T14:03:03.023Z
answering member
4966
label Biography information for Baroness Twycross more like this
tabling member
4229
label Biography information for Baroness Jenkin of Kennington more like this
1671254
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-20more like thismore than 2023-11-20
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Infant Mortality more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards their target, announced in November 2014, of reducing the rates of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths and brain injuries in babies by 50 per cent by 2025. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-21more like thismore than 2023-12-21
answer text <p>The Government’s National Maternity Safety Ambition is to halve the 2010 rates of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths and brain injuries in babies occurring during or soon after birth by 2025. The ambition also includes reducing the rate of pre-term births from 8% to 6% by 2025.</p><p>The most recently published data which measures progress against the Ambition is for 2021 and 2022. This data coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic and is out of date. It will, therefore, not reflect recent efforts and initiatives to improve outcomes. The Department is working to increase the frequency and timeliness of publications, which will allow for closer monitoring of progress against the National Maternity Safety Ambition.</p><p>According to the latest data for 2021 and 2022, the stillbirth rate reduced by 23%, and the neonatal mortality rate for babies born over the 24-week gestational age of viability reduced by 30% since 2010.</p><p>Meanwhile, the proportion of babies born pre-term, with gestational age under 37 weeks, reduced from around 8% of all births in 2017, to 7.7% in 2021, and the overall rate of brain injuries occurring during or soon after birth has fallen to 4.2 per 1,000 births in 2019, 2% lower than the 2010 baseline.</p><p>The maternal death rate has increased. In the period 2019 to 2021, the maternal death rate was 11.56 per 100,000 maternity, which is a 9% increase from the 2009-2011 baseline.</p><p>The Department will keep Parliament updated when more recent data becomes available.</p>
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
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less than 2023-12-21T10:00:26.88Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-21T10:00:26.88Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
tabling member
4308
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-05-23more like thismore than 2022-05-23
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Afghanistan and Yemen; Development Aid more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK financial aid is being diverted from (1) Afghanistan, and (2) Yemen, because of the conflict in Ukraine. more like this
tabling member printed
The Marquess of Lothian more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-06-06more like thismore than 2022-06-06
answer text No UK financial aid is being diverted from Afghanistan or Yemen because of the conflict in Ukraine. We doubled our assistance for Afghanistan for 2021/2022 to £286 million. The full amount was disbursed for life-saving humanitarian support, including for emergency food, health, nutrition, shelter, water and sanitation, and de-mining. In Yemen, the UK has played a leading role in responding to the humanitarian crisis, committing over £1 billion in aid since the conflict began. We will spend at least £88 million in UK aid over the course of this financial year. more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2022-06-06T09:01:56.863Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-06T09:01:56.863Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
259
label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-20more like thismore than 2021-05-20
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Bahrain: Prisons more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on conditions in Bahrain's Jau prison; and whether they have verified the reports contained in the statement. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Collins of Highbury more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-04more like thismore than 2021-06-04
answer text <p>The FCDO considers a range of information regarding human rights in Bahrain, including statements by the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.</p><p>The visit to Jau prison on 3 May enabled the UK Ambassador and other international representatives to see the facilities at Jau prison first hand, understand the Covid-19 measures implemented, and raise human rights matters directly.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
grouped question UIN HL429 more like this
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less than 2021-06-04T13:50:30.577Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-04T13:50:30.577Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
4222
label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-14more like thismore than 2020-01-14
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Football: Racial Discrimination more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with the Football Association to combat racism in football. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-22more like thismore than 2020-01-22
answer text <p>Racism or any form of discrimination has no place in football or society, and we must confront this vile behaviour.</p><p>Together with the Minister for Sport, I met with the FA last week and discussed their action on discrimination. Whilst progress has been made, there is still more to do and we will be calling in all the footballing authorities for a further update about their work on this important issue.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Barran more like this
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less than 2020-01-22T12:44:59.527Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-22T12:44:59.527Z
answering member
4703
label Biography information for Baroness Barran more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1156548
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-28more like thismore than 2019-10-28
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) employers, and (2) pension scheme members, have received too much tax relief due to incorrect pension contributions being made as a result of confusion between (a) Relief at Source, and (b) Net Pay, arrangements. more like this
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Baroness Altmann more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-11-04more like thismore than 2019-11-04
answer text <p>Employers have not been given too much or too little tax relief as employers do not receive tax relief under net pay or relief at source (RAS) arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The information about members is not readily available in the form requested and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Errors made by employers and pension providers have resulted in pension scheme members receiving either no tax relief on their pension contributions, or receiving tax relief twice.</p><p> </p><p>In the Pension schemes newsletter 105 (November 2018), HMRC invited pension schemes who think that any of their members have been given the wrong amount of tax relief to email HMRC. HMRC would then work with the scheme to help correct their tax position.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is continuing to work with the pension schemes that have informed if an error has been made, but is unable to give more detail of these cases as this could prejudice future HMRC compliance activity.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
answering member printed The Earl of Courtown more like this
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less than 2019-11-04T14:00:18.303Zmore like thismore than 2019-11-04T14:00:18.303Z
answering member
3359
label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown more like this
tabling member
4533
label Biography information for Baroness Altmann more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-04more like thismore than 2017-07-04
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the peace accord between the government of the Central African Republic and 13 armed groups, signed in Rome on 19 June. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of Coventry more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-13more like thismore than 2017-07-13
answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government welcomes the peace accord, signed on 19 June. However, we remain concerned by continued violence between armed groups in the Central African Republic, which is causing heavy civilian loss of life and significant population displacement, despite the agreement including an immediate cessation of hostilities. We call on all armed group leaders immediately to implement the cessation provisions in the agreement as well as to honour their commitment, without any restriction, to the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation process.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2017-07-13T14:40:08.97Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-13T14:40:08.97Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
4266
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry more like this