The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 5th December 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of children living in homes with damp; and the impact of damp and mould on children’s health in (1) 2021, and (2) 2022.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about number of children living in homes with damp and mould”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 5th December 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of CCTV in addressing fly tipping hotspots.
Lord Benyon (Con, DEFRA): Across two rounds of our fly-tipping grant scheme, we have awarded nearly £1.2 million to help more than 30 councils purchase equipment, such as CCTV, to tackle fly-tipping at known hot-spots.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about effectiveness of CCTV to address fly tipping”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 5th December 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many children and young people were being treated by the NHS for addiction to video games or gaming disorder annually from 2015 to 2022.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about gaming related harms suffered by young people”On 4th December 2023, the Bishop of Chichester spoke in a debate on a motion to regret tabled by Baroness Lister on the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023, raising the potential impact the change in regulations would have on levels of child poverty:
The Lord Bishop of Chichester: My Lords, I am enormously grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, for bringing this debate to us. I underline my great support for everything that she said, as well as what has been said in other contributions.
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The Bishop of Sheffield received the following written answer on 4th December 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Sheffield asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the damage caused by flooding following (1) Storm Babet, and (2) Storm Ciarán; and what steps they are taking to combat the increase in the frequency and severity of flooding caused by climate change.
Lord Benyon (Con, DEFRA): The Government acknowledges the devastating impact Storm Babet and Storm Ciarán have had on householders and businesses and sympathises with those affected.
Continue reading “Bishop of Sheffield asks about combatting flood damage caused by climate change”The Bishop of Manchester received the following written answers on 4th December 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Manchester asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase investment in early intervention and prevention as part of children’s social care reform.
Baroness Barran (Con, DfE): The government has invested billions in local services. This year alone, the total social care grant for local government is over £2 billion. In the ‘Stable Homes Built on Love’ Strategy, the department outlined its plans to build on the strengths of current early help and Child in Need services, through the creation of Family Help.
Continue reading “Bishop of Manchester asks about children’s social care reform”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th December 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, following a survey by the School and Public Health Nurses Association and the British Dental Association in June which showed that 65 per cent of health practitioners reported that children’s health had got worse over the last year as a result of hunger, what plans they have to address hunger and poor nutrition in children.
Lord Markham (Con, DHSC): The Government understands concerns regarding food inflation and its impact on the current cost of living, and as such is providing support of over £94 billion over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals.
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