The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 29th January 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo about strengthening and enforcing national laws regarding mining and evictions in line with international human rights standards.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about mining regulations in the Democratic Republic of Congo”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 29th January 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what support they are providing to those UK citizens names as co-conspirators in the trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about support for UK Citizens named in criminal proceedings in Hong Kong”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 24th January 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to explore green hydrogen as a solution to railway emissions.
Lord Davies of Gower (Con): The Transport Decarbonisation plan has committed to delivering a net zero rail network by 2050, with an ambition to remove all diesel-only trains from the network by 2040. While Government expects electrification to remain the dominant zero emission technology, the government supports the deployment of alternative traction such as battery and hydrogen to decarbonise the network where it makes operational and economic sense.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about use of green hydrogen to cut railway emissions”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 24th January 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to draw on academic expertise to help deliver financially sustainable rail infrastructure in developing countries.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about delivery of railway infrastructure in developing countries”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 24th January 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide education and outreach programmes to consumers to reduce food waste and promote sustainable food choices.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about food waste”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 23rd January 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to manage grocery inflation in light of disruption to the Red Sea and the potential delay in shipping times.
Lord Douglas-Miller (Con): The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain, which is well equipped to deal with situations with the potential to cause disruption.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about plans to manage grocery inflation levels”The Bishop of St Albans asked a question on whether the government would work with leaders of faith communities to increase vaccine uptake on 22nd January 2024, following a discussion on a rise in measles cases in the UK:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: My Lords, on the relatively low take-up in minority communities, either the message is not getting through, sometimes for language reasons, or there is a lack of trust. There is quite a lot of evidence, not least in other parts of the world, that the way to address that is to clearly target the recognised community leaders so that they can act as brokers. What attempts are being made to work in our gurdwaras, temples and mosques in particular, to get those leaders to commend these vaccinations to the people with whom they are in direct contact?
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about methods to increase vaccine uptake”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 22nd January 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the need to invest in infrastructure and technology to support food waste valorisation to reduce (1) greenhouse gas emissions, and (2) the amount of waste sent to landfill.
Lord Douglas-Miller (Con): New provisions in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (as amended by the Environment Act 2021) will require all local authorities and relevant non-domestic premises in England to arrange for the collection of food waste for recycling. Our preference is for food waste to be separately collected for treatment by anaerobic digestion which produces biogas and significant carbon savings over sending food waste to landfill.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about reduction of food waste”The Bishop of St Albans tabled a question on UK government response to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis on 16th January 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what steps he is taking to address the Rohingya Refugee crisis.
Lord Cameron of Chipping North (Con, Foreign Secretary): My Lords, since 2017, we have provided more than £373 million in funding for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and more than £30 million for Rohingya and other Muslim minorities in Myanmar. In December, at the Global Refugee Forum, we announced an additional £7 million for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and for the Myanmar humanitarian crisis. We also reiterated our commitment to finding a long-term solution to the crisis, including the safe, voluntary and dignified return of the Rohingya to Myanmar when conditions there allow.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about support for Rohingya refugees”On 16th January 2024, the Bishop of St Albans tabled a question on plans to ensure NHS key targets are met, raising concerns regarding the length of ambulance response times:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have in place to ensure the National Health Service meets its key targets.
Lord Markham (Con, Department of Health & Social Care): The NHS has made progress against its targets, especially given the challenges of recovering from Covid-19, the changing demography and winter pressures. The Government recognise that there is still a way to go and are working non-stop to support the NHS to do better. I take this opportunity to thank all NHS staff for their hard work to improve performance this winter.
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