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1700770

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Russia: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking any steps, in collaboration with international partners, to encourage peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL3715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>We support a just and sustainable peace which restores Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, underpinned by the UN Charter. President Zelenskyy has clearly indicated Ukraine's desire for peace in his Peace Formula, which reflects principles supported by 141 countries in the UN General Assembly. The UK has supported Ukraine to convene senior officials from G7 and several G20 countries, to discuss principles for a just peace. We welcome the planned conference in Switzerland to discuss these principles further. By contrast, Russia's continued actions on the battlefield demonstrate that President Putin has no meaningful interest in a just peace. It will be for Ukraine to determine its position in any negotiations, just as it is for Ukraine to decide its democratic future and long-term security arrangements. The quickest path to peace would be for President Putin to withdraw all Russian troops illegally present in Ukraine and end its aggression against its neighbour.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2024 14:25:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1545113

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Agriculture: Flood 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 support farmers who (1) improve water quality, and (2) reduce flooding.
tabling member printed	Lord Randall of Uxbridge
uin	HL3715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>Farmers and land managers have an important role to play in reducing the risk of flooding and coastal erosion to both rural and urban areas. As well as protecting more than 300,000 homes, the 2015-2021 £2.6bn flood investment programme reduced the risk of flooding to nearly 600,000 acres of agricultural land. The 2021-27 capital programme will offer increased protection to approximately 370,000 acres of agricultural land.</p><p>Current offers to support farmers include the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme, which supports farmers to improve water quality and manage flood risk through a range of grants and advice from Catchment Sensitive Farming. Grants to improve water quality include buffer strips that help reduce the risk of pollutants being transported to watercourses and capital grants to reduce run off of dirty water. Support to manage flood risk include grants to control runoff and make space for water.</p><p>We are also introducing our new Environmental Land Management schemes, that reward environmental benefits, including water quality and protection from environmental hazards like flooding.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 07/12/2022 17:53:49 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	209 label Biography information for Lord Randall of Uxbridge

1366276

registered interest
date	04/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 4 November (HL3335), whether the total number of trains planned for HS2 at Euston has changed since the publication of High Speed Two: From Concept to Reality on 17 July 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>No decisions have yet been taken on the train services that will operate after HS2 services start running. These decisions will be taken nearer the time, drawing on advice from West Coast Partnership Development and Network Rail, and will be subject to public consultation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 17/11/2021 14:04:05 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1191897

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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: Death Certificates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there have been any changes to the categories of those with authority to sign a death certificate due to arrangements put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>On 21 April the Government published guidance for doctors completing Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCDs) in England and Wales which advised that, in an emergency period, any doctor can complete the MCCD, when it is impractical for the attending doctor to do so. This may, for example, be when the attending doctor is self-isolating, unwell, or has pressure to attend patients. In these circumstances, it may be practical to allow a medical examiner or recently retired doctor returning to work to complete the MCCD. There is no clear legal definition of ‘attended’, but it is generally accepted to mean a doctor who has cared for the patient during the illness that led to death and so is familiar with the patient’s medical history, investigations and treatment.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 06/05/2020 16:03:05 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

797283

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Church Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to agree the Church Supplemental Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
uin	HL3715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The department is currently considering the changes proposed by the Church of England Education Office and Catholic Education Service to the Church Supplemental Agreement and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 11/12/2017 14:26:49 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen

649091

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Screening
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 Prior of Brampton on 22 November (HL3127), how the UK National Screening Committee, in making its recommendation on 15 January that non-invasive prenatal testing be approved, formally considered the write up from the roundtable discussion held by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics on 18 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL3715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>At its 19 November 2015 meeting, the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommended that non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes should be introduced as an additional test into the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme as part of an evaluation. The UK NSC held a three month public consultation on the GOV.UK website before making its recommendation. At its meeting in November 2015, the UK NSC reviewed all the responses to the consultation, including the ethical concerns raised before making its recommendation.</p><p> </p><p>The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) subsequently convened a roundtable in January 2016 to discuss clinical, ethical, social, legal and policy issues raised by recent developments in wider non-invasive prenatal diagnosis, testing and screening. The meeting was attended by 31 people, including healthcare professionals, academic researchers, policy makers, representatives of charities and patient groups, as well as members and officers of the UK NSC, including its ethicist.</p><p> </p><p>Following the roundtable, the NCOB set up a working group in March 2016 to consider the ethical issues that would be raised by introducing NIPT into the National Health Service antenatal screening programme.</p><p> </p><p>The UK NSC formally considered the NCOB’s write up of the roundtable at its meeting on 15 June 2016. In accordance with its terms of reference and as part of the ongoing evaluation the UK NSC will consider any significant new peer reviewed evidence, so will consider the report from the NCOB alongside any other new evidence when it becomes available.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 12/12/2016 12:46:21 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

429231

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Telephone Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of what is an acceptable average period for (1) small businesses, and (2) personal taxpayers, to wait for their calls to a government department to be answered.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL3715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has a target to handle 80 per cent of call attempts to their contact centre helplines. It also aims to answer calls within 5 minutes.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 02/12/2015 17:53:05 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

170080

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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	Public Footpaths
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect footpaths and rights of way in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2014 answer text <p>Local highway authorities are responsible for protecting the rights of the public to use footpaths and other rights of way. They are also responsible for determining their own local spending priorities. However, we have recently completed the £2 million Paths for Communities Programme, creating 53.28 kilometres of new bridleway and 21.42 kilometres of new footpath – in total over 74 kilometres of new public rights of way.</p><p>We are also introducing a balanced package of rights of way reforms as part of the Deregulation Bill. Those reforms will significantly improve the processes for recording and altering the public rights of way network. The reforms make the procedures more streamlined and will help complete the definitive map and statement by the 2026 cut-off date, thereby protecting historical public rights of way from extinguishment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 29/12/2014 11:23:59 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark