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1727767
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-09-05more like thismore than 2024-09-05
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Adoption 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 have met, or have plans to meet with, the Movement for an Adoption Apology; and whether they have any plans to move for apologising for historic forced adoptions that during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, which affected more than 215,000 women and their children. more like this
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL781 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-09-25more like thismore than 2024-09-25
answer text <p>The government has not met with the Movement for an Adoption Apology and there is no meeting scheduled.</p><p> </p><p>My hon. Friend, the Minister for Children and Families, shares the deepest sympathy with everyone affected by historic forced adoption. The practice was abhorrent and should never have taken place.</p><p> </p><p>The department will look to learn from the approach of the devolved nations and explore what more can be done to support those impacted.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also currently funding the Adoption England project, Improving Adoption Services for Adults (IASA), which is designed to maintain relationships and provide better access to support for adopted adults.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
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less than 2024-09-25T08:47:17.143Zmore like thismore than 2024-09-25T08:47:17.143Z
answering member
269
label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
1727768
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-09-05more like thismore than 2024-09-05
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 Foods: Labelling 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 assessment they have made of the accuracy and compliance of baby milk powder labels with existing regulatory requirements, and what plans they have to bring the law into compliance with WHO provisions on the marketing of infant formula. more like this
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL782 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-09-12more like thismore than 2024-09-12
answer text <p>There is specific legislation in place covering the composition, labelling, and standards, including marketing, to ensure infant formula and follow-on formula provide all the nutrients a healthy baby needs for development and growth, and to ensure consumers are informed correctly about their contents and uses.</p><p>The legislation also gives effect, in part, to the World Health Organization’s <em>International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes</em> and subsequent resolutions, which is a set of recommendations to promote breastfeeding and regulate inappropriate marketing of breast-milk substitutes.</p><p>Legislation also requires manufacturers of infant formula and some follow-on formula to notify the Department when they are placing a new product on the market. The Department assesses individual product labels against legislative requirements. It is the responsibility of individual businesses to ensure their compliance with the law, and the responsibility of local authorities to enforce the law. The Department does not monitor enforcement of legislation by local authorities.</p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is undertaking a market study into competition in the infant formula sector in the United Kingdom, and is expected to publish an interim report in October 2024. We look forward to the CMA’s interim report and we will carefully consider any findings and recommendations following publication.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Merron more like this
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less than 2024-09-12T16:37:09.843Zmore like thismore than 2024-09-12T16:37:09.843Z
answering member
347
label Biography information for Baroness Merron more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
1727769
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-09-05more like thismore than 2024-09-05
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Egypt: World War I 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, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 25 January 2023 (HL4903), what progress they have made towards (1) identifying and marking the graves of Egyptians who died serving the UK during the First World War, including in the Egyptian Labour Corps, and (2) recovering the records of all Egyptians who served with UK forces. more like this
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL783 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-09-19more like thismore than 2024-09-19
answer text <p>In its work to identify and mark the graves of the Egyptian Labour Corps and Camel Transport Corps, the Commonwealth War Graves Committee (CWGC) has established that more than 327,000 Egyptians served alongside Commonwealth forces across the Middle East, Turkey, and Western Europe. Of those, the CWGC now know that more than 16,500 died in service. Fewer than 400, however, have been commemorated by name, with the remainder commemorated collectively on the CWGC’s Giza Memorial.</p><p> </p><p>The CWGC has determined that during the Second World War, the Ministry of Interior sent thousands of notifications of death to the fallen personnel's next of kin. The CWGC believes these records are likely to be held either by the Egyptian State archives or possibly by one or more departments of the Government of Egypt. Although this is yet to be confirmed, the CWGC have approached the Egyptian authorities and are working to gain access the relevant archives.</p><p> </p><p>The CWGC's wider historical research in archives across Africa and Europe continues to make positive progress in revealing the names of those previously not commemorated, and in mapping potential burial sites. To date, almost 7,000 names have been recovered and the CWGC are actively working to commemorate these individuals in a manner befitting their service and loss.</p>
answering member printed Lord Coaker more like this
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less than 2024-09-19T14:57:18.037Zmore like thismore than 2024-09-19T14:57:18.037Z
answering member
360
label Biography information for Lord Coaker more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
1727770
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-09-05more like thismore than 2024-09-05
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Trifluoromethane 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 assessment they have made of the extent to which the release of trifluoromethane (HFC-23) from manufacturing and other processes within the UK is being prevented in line with the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; and what steps they are taking internationally to support and move towards such measures being taken around the world. more like this
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL784 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-09-16more like thismore than 2024-09-16
answer text <p>HFC-23 emissions in the UK are reported annually in the National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory submitted to the UNFCCC and have been assessed to be insignificant (~0.0MtCO<sub>2</sub>e) for all reported years since 2010. Since 2012, HFC-23 emissions have represented less than 0.1% of the UK’s territorial HFC emissions.</p><p> </p><p>As a donor country to the Montreal Protocol’s Multilateral Fund, the UK provides financial support for developing countries to comply with their Kigali Amendment obligations, including those regarding HFC-23.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock more like this
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less than 2024-09-16T16:00:54.043Zmore like thismore than 2024-09-16T16:00:54.043Z
answering member
4395
label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
1727771
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-09-05more like thismore than 2024-09-05
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Fluorinated Gases: Regulation 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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 16 March 2023 (HL6230), what progress has been made in the review of the F-gas regulations, both (1) generally, and (2) with regard to the greenhouse gas sulphur hexafluoride (SF6); what steps they are taking in reducing its carbon footprint in electricity transmission, distribution, and hydronic heat pump equipment; and how they intend to ensure that expansion of the electricity grid does not increase carbon emissions through increased use of fluorinated greenhouse gases. more like this
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL785 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-09-17more like thismore than 2024-09-17
answer text <p>Defra is in the process of reviewing the F-gas Regulation, including consideration for reducing the use of SF<sub>6</sub> in the power sector.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative technologies to the use of SF<sub>6</sub> in the power sector are being developed, with some already available and being deployed. As the review of the F-gas Regulation progresses, we will review the need for any future action within the F-gas regulatory regime to support the transition.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock more like this
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less than 2024-09-17T14:10:40.45Zmore like thismore than 2024-09-17T14:10:40.45Z
answering member
4395
label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
1724740
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Business: Environment Protection and Human Rights 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 plans they have for a public consultation on the need to introduce legislation to prevent corporate human rights and environmental harms and to ensure proper remedy for those affected by such harms. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL483 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-08-13more like thismore than 2024-08-13
answer text <p>The Government is clear on the need to prevent environmental harms and human and labour rights abuses in both private and public sector supply chains and will take an evidence-based approach as we assess the best ways to achieve this. The Department for Business and Trade regularly engages with stakeholders in business and civil society on these issues, as do other Government departments. We will consult with stakeholders as we consider any further action.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Jones of Whitchurch more like this
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less than 2024-08-13T14:45:25.507Zmore like thismore than 2024-08-13T14:45:25.507Z
answering member
3792
label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
1724741
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Business: Sustainable Development 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 assessment they have made of the EU’s Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence, and whether they plan to introduce a comparable law in the UK. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL484 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-08-13more like thismore than 2024-08-13
answer text <p>The Government has noted the EU’s adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and has been in regular contact with the European Commission on this issue through the Trade Specialised Committee on Level Playing Field. The Directive will apply to UK companies with a turnover generated in the EU of more than €450 million.</p><p>The Government will assess the best ways to prevent environmental harms, modern slavery and human and labour rights abuses in both private and public sector supply chains including effective due diligence rules.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Jones of Whitchurch more like this
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less than 2024-08-13T14:38:33.057Zmore like thismore than 2024-08-13T14:38:33.057Z
answering member
3792
label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
1724742
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 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 when they will respond to the UN Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights "List of issues in relation to the seventh periodic report of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"; and what other related actions are planned. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL485 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-08-05more like thismore than 2024-08-05
answer text <p>The Government is currently preparing its response to the United Nations Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ List of Issues Report, in relation to the Seventh Periodic Report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and will provide it to the UN shortly. We have had regular contact with the secretariat to the Committee on the timetable for our response.</p><p>The Government will then prepare for the interactive dialogue with the Committee which is expected to take place in 2025.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede more like this
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less than 2024-08-05T10:21:45.333Zmore like thismore than 2024-08-05T10:21:45.333Z
answering member
3154
label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
1724743
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Business: Human Rights 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 plan to convene a cross-department unit on business and human rights. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL486 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-08-13more like thismore than 2024-08-13
answer text <p>The Government does not currently have plans to convene a cross-departmental unit on business and human rights. The Department for Business and Trade works closely with teams in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the Home Office and other departments to prevent and address corporate human rights abuses, including through the Modern Slavery Act, supporting the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises, and through operating the UK National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Jones of Whitchurch more like this
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less than 2024-08-13T11:05:08.647Zmore like thismore than 2024-08-13T11:05:08.647Z
answering member
3792
label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
1724744
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Pesticides: Regulation 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 plans they have to impose restrictions on the sale of herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides or other pesticides to domestic users. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL487 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-08-05more like thismore than 2024-08-05
answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing its pesticide policies.</p><p> </p><p>A pesticide may only be placed on the market in GB if the product has been authorised by our expert regulator, the Health and Safety Executive, following a thorough scientific risk assessment that concludes all safety standards are met. Pesticides that pose unacceptable risks are not authorised.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock more like this
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less than 2024-08-05T09:56:13.8Zmore like thismore than 2024-08-05T09:56:13.8Z
answering member
4395
label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this