Oral & written questions in the Lords and Commons
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 7th June 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many cases of whistleblowing were (1) reported, and (2) investigated, by the Civil Service in (a) 2020 (b) 2021, (c) 2022, and (d) 2023.
Baroness Neville Rolfe (Con): I refer the Noble Lord to my answer HL7792 on 25th May.
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 6th June 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the status of journalists, particularly women journalists, in Sudan and South Sudan.
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con): In April 2023, the UK led the mandate renewal for the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS) at the UN Human Rights Council. The Commission reported that journalists in South Sudan experience severe harassment, including arbitrary detention and death threats, with some going into hiding or fleeing the country. In South Sudan, the UK consistently raises the importance of media freedom with the Government of South Sudan and funded a project with the Female Journalists Network to enhance media literacy skills among civil society women leaders and improve the technical ability of female journalists.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about status of journalists in Sudan and South Sudan”The Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham received the following written answer on 6th June 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to identify bereaved children in official statistics for the purposes of meeting their needs.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con): The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
Please see the letter attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority.
Continue reading “Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham asks about means of identifying bereaved children”The Bishop of Exeter received the following written answer on 6th June 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Exeter asked His Majesty’s Government:
Lord Benyon (Con): Defra has previously published statistics for the amounts of land changing use during individual years from 2013 to 14 through to 2017 to 2018. The Department intends to provisionally publish similar figures for the three year period 2019 to 2022 using a revised methodology during June or July 2023, however, the figures are not detailed enough to provide the information requested.
Continue reading “Bishop of Exeter asks about land use by solar farms”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 5th June 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Somalia about the prevention of famine in that country; and what future engagements they have scheduled.
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con): In 2022 the collective efforts of humanitarian partners and donors, including the UK, averted famine in Somalia. Despite the reduced famine risk, humanitarian needs remain extraordinary.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about prevention of famine in Somalia”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 5th June 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what are their current plans for exercising powers to be granted to them under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Repeal) Bill in relation to the Habitats Directive.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about conservation plans under Retained EU Law Bill”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 5th June 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many gambling or gaming machines are present on military bases in the UK.
Baroness Goldie (Con): I can confirm that some gambling and gaming machines are present on military bases in the UK. Whilst I am unable to advise precisely how many there are as this information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost, I would wish to provide reassurance that work is underway to understand the scale of problem gambling within the Armed Forces and to address it accordingly.
The Bishop of Durham received the following written answer on 5th June 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Durham asked His Majesty’s Government:
Lord Murray of Blidworth (Con): The Illegal Migration Bill creates new detention powers which will allow the Home Secretary to detain a person pending a decision as to whether they meet the four conditions and the new duty to remove applies, and thereafter to detain pending their removal.
All Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) must operate in compliance with the Detention Centre Rules 2001, this includes any additional sites that are opened as IRCs to increase detention capacity.
Continue reading “Bishop of Durham asks about immigration detention under the proposed Illegal Migration Bill”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 5th June 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many cases of whistleblowing were (1) reported, and (2) investigated, by the Financial Conduct Authority in (a) 2020 (b) 2021, (c) 2022, and (d) 2023.
Baroness Penn (Con): The FCA has reported and investigated the following number of whistleblowing cases for each year given:
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about cases of whistleblowing in financial institutions and services”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 5th June 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many clinically extremely vulnerable and immunocompromised people are living in the England.
Lord Markham (Con): During the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients deemed to be clinically extremely vulnerable patients were advised to shield or take extra precautions. The success of the COVID-19 vaccination programme has meant that people who were part of this patient cohort are no longer at substantially greater risk than the general population and so are advised to follow the same guidance as everyone else on staying safe and preventing the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.
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