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1755029

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2025
	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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to align the use of chlorhexidine in healthcare and consumer products with the recommendation in the Joint Royal College of Surgeons of England and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Statement on use of Topical Chlorhexidine for Skin Preparation Prior to Surgery, calling for the use of licensed medicinal products over unregulated biocidal forms to prevent antimicrobial resistance and safeguard patient safety.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2025 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, as the regulator for medicines and medical devices in the United Kingdom, continues to recommend the use of licensed medicines to prepare the skin prior to surgery. Use of an appropriately authorised product for its specific intended use, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions for use, is the only way to ensure the benefit-risk balance remains favourable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 21/01/2025 12:23:37 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1754167

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2025
	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	Avian Influenza: Disease 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 co-ordinate the response to the threat of H5N1 and H5N5 transmission to companion animals, cattle, domestic poultry, wild birds and humans.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2025 answer text <p>Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have stood up their well-established outbreak structures to control and eradicate disease, restore normal trade, and assist local communities’ recovery as set out in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contingency-plan-for-exotic-notifiable-diseases-of-animals-in-england" target="_blank">Contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals in England</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notifiable-avian-disease-control-strategy-2015" target="_blank">Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mitigation-strategy-for-avian-influenza-in-wild-birds-in-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Mitigation Strategy for Avian Influenza in Wild Birds in England and Wales</a>. This includes working closely to share information and manage incidents with the Department for Health and Social Care, the UK Health Security Agency and the Food Standards Agency.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, international collaboration and knowledge exchange on the threat of avian influenza from across Government is coordinated by Defra and facilitated through discussions between the UK Chief Veterinary Officer and representatives from Defra policy teams and APHA’s avian influenza national and international reference laboratories, and their global counterparts through the World Organisation for Animal Health, the Quadripartite Organisations and allied projects. Including through the the joint World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Scientific Network on animal influenza OFFLU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock attachment 1 file name Contingency_Plan_for_Exotic_Notifiable_Diseases.pdf title Contingency Plan 2 file name avian-disease-control-strategy.pdf title Avian disease strategy 3 file name Mitigation_Strategy_for_Avian_Influenza_in_Wild_Birds.pdf title Mitigation Strategy for Avian influenza question first answered 16/01/2025 14:45:21 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1752596

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	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: Ecology
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of their funding for agriculture goes to agroecological practices
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2025 answer text <p>Agroecological practices promote sustainable and resilient approaches to farming. This aligns with the goals of the Government’s Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, which will fund improvements to food security, biodiversity, carbon emissions, water quality, air quality and flood resilience. We consider much of the funding under our ELM schemes as supporting agroecological practices.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in October 2024, Defra’s farming budget will be £2.4 billion in 2025/26. ELM schemes remain at the centre of our offer for farmers, which will be funded by the largest ever budget directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our country’s history of £1.8 billion.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 13/01/2025 16:07:20 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1752640

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Prostitution
	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 impact of "prostitute’s cautions", on opportunities for employment and other stigmatisation of those affected and what relationship this holds with the natural right to justice; and whether they plan to abolish such cautions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2025 answer text <p>For too long, people have been trapped within commercial sexual exploitation under the guise of prostitution. This Government will use every lever available to stop this. As prostitution is an extremely complex issue and there are a wide range of potential legislative approaches, further work is required to understand the options. We are currently considering policy options on how we can best support those impacted by prostitution and sexual exploitation as part of work towards a new strategy on tackling Violence Against Women and Girls.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 20/01/2025 17:45:46 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1752641

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	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	Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Prescriptions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the NHS and other services are following the prescribing standards stating that, from 13 December 2024, healthcare professionals working in designated physician associate or anaesthesia associate roles should not prescribe medicines, even if they hold prescribing rights from a previous profession or have previously been authorised to prescribe by their employer.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2025 answer text <p>The physician associate (PA) and anaesthesia associate (AA) professions do not have prescribing responsibilities. Prescribing responsibilities are conferred upon specific professions by the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 and are not transferable to another regulated role or profession.</p><p>NHS Employers has recently published guidance which sets out information for employers on the PA and AA roles and how they fit within the National Health Service. This includes setting out information about prescribing and the supply and administering of medicines.</p><p>Subject to locally determined governance arrangements, a PA or AA may administer medicines under a patient specific direction (PSD). A PSD is a written instruction, signed by an authorised prescriber, for medicine or medicines to be administered to a named person after the prescriber has assessed the patient.</p><p>As the regulator of PAs and AAs, the General Medical Council has also published information on its website confirming that the roles are not able to prescribe.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 13/01/2025 15:35:30 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1752642

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Rohingya
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals from the Rohingya community have been granted refugee status each year over the past ten years; what consideration they have given to creating a special asylum route for Rohingya refugees; and what assessment they have made of the humanitarian impact of pushback policies conducted by nations in the region, including Malaysia.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2025 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold any data on specific asylum claims from the Rohingya community as data is only held and published at the nationality level.</p><p>However, the UK has been at the forefront of international efforts to support Rohingya refugees having contributed £406 million to the response in Bangladesh since 2017, as well as providing over £48 million to supporting the Rohingya and other Muslim minorities in Rakhine state, Myanmar.”</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 20/01/2025 17:51:17 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1752643

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	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	Covid-19 Inquiry: Expert Evidence
	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 letter of 22 October signed by the Covid Airborne Transmission Alliance addressed to the chief nursing officers of the four nations about expert evidence provided to the Covid-19 Inquiry, particularly about the airborne transmission of the virus and other respiratory viruses; and when they expect a response to the letter to be issued.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2025 answer text <p>The Chief Nursing Officer for England has stated that a range of evidence on the issue of routes of transmission of COVID-19 was presented to the COVID-19 Inquiry during their examination of the impact of the pandemic on healthcare systems across the United Kingdom.</p><p>A response from the UK Chief Nursing Officers to the letter from the Covid Airborne Transmission Alliance will be sent shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 13/01/2025 12:31:57 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1752644

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the full range of assistance services, including housing and other provision, will be available to Syrian asylum seekers while their applications are on hold.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2025 answer text <p>The Home Office has a legal obligation, as set out in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, to support asylum seekers (including any dependants) who would otherwise be destitute. This includes Syrian claimants who have had their cases paused temporarily.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 20/01/2025 17:51:04 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1751351

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2024
	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	Bangladesh: Elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage free and fair elections in Bangladesh.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2025 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting free, fair, participatory, and peaceful elections in Bangladesh. We support the Interim Government's efforts to establish a pathway toward an inclusive democratic future and free elections. We continue to emphasise to the Interim Government the critical importance of respecting human rights, upholding the rule of law, and ensuring access to justice - key pillars of democracy. During the Minister for the Indo-Pacific's recent visit to Dhaka, she met with political leaders where she encouraged progress towards an inclusive political settlement. Our Bangladesh Collaborative, Accountable and Peaceful Politics programme promotes the protection of civic and political space. We are providing up to £27 million under this programme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 06/01/2025 16:23:51 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1751352

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Harassment: Bangladesh
	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 levels of transnational repression and other politically linked harassment taking place in the UK towards British residents and visitors with links to Bangladesh; and what steps they have taken in response.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2025 answer text <p>The first duty of the government is to keep the country safe.</p><p>This Government is committed to responding to foreign interference, including those actions which amount to transnational repression. Home Office officials work closely with operational partners, the FCDO and other government departments to review the threat picture and determine how best to respond.</p><p>We continually assess potential threats in the UK, and take protection of individuals’ rights, freedoms, and safety in the UK very seriously including individuals with links to Bangladesh. Any attempt by any foreign power to intimidate, harass or harm individuals in the UK will not be tolerated and will be thoroughly investigated.</p><p>We will continue to implement measures in the National Security Act 2023, which make the UK a harder target for those states which seek to conduct hostile acts.</p><p>Anyone who thinks they might be a victim should report incidents or suspicious activity to the Police.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 07/01/2025 12:07:44 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle