Oral & written questions in the Lords and Commons
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.
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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.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about hunger and poor nutrition in children in the UK”The Bishop of St Albans asked a question about the use of farmland as flood defences, and the need for compensation for farmers, on 30th November 2023, following a discussion on maintenance of flood defences in England:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: My Lords, more than half of Britain’s best farmland is on flood plains. Farmers are providing a public service by protecting towns and cities from flooding, but this means that they incur costs. What are His Majesty’s Government doing to ensure that farmers are adequately recompensed for this public service that they provide for our nation?
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about use of farmland as flood defences”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 30th November 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what processes are in place for counting and identifying instances of rural homelessness.
Baroness Penn (Con, Department for Levelling-up, Housing & Communities): The Government understands rural homelessness presents unique challenges which can differ from urban areas.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about rural homelessness”The Bishop of Chelmsford asked a question on links between the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard and groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah during a discussion on the status of the IRGC and whether it should be designated a terrorist organisation on 29th November 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford: My Lords, it is clear that the Iranian regime does support groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah, including via the IRGC. The Minister will have heard the strength of feeling in this House. However, US officials have confirmed reports that Iran did not have prior notice of Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October. What assessment has been made of the true extent of the links between the IRGC and Hamas, and what recent conversations have the UK Government had with Iran to chart a course towards peace in the region?
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The Lord Bishop of Durham asked what steps they are taking over the immigration detention estate to ensure the use of force is continually monitored and recorded for all detainees, and particularly vulnerable adults and children.
Lord Sharpe Epsom (Con, Home Office): We will accept nothing but the highest standards from companies employed to manage the immigration removal estate.
Continue reading “Bishop of Durham asks about immigration detention and asylum”The Bishop of Chelmsford received the following written answer on 29th November 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the empty homes premium since its introduction in 2013, with reference to the Local Government Association’s findings of 13 November that empty homes in England have risen by nearly 10 per cent in the past five years.
Continue reading “Bishop of Chelmsford asks about impact of the empty homes premium”The Bishop of Chelmsford received the following written answer on 28th November 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the success of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund in driving decarbonisation in the social housing sector.
(Lord Callanan, Con): The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 1 and 2.1 aim to install energy efficiency measures in up to 20,000 and 90,000 homes respectively. The latest statistics capturing progress across the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) are published on GOV.UK.
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