The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Myanmar following recent fighting which led to more than 1,000 Christians fleeing Nam San Yang in Kachin State.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about internally displaced people in Myanmar”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to restrict the climate impact of London Luton Airport.
Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con, Department for Transport): The Government has ambitious plans to decarbonise all aviation, as part of our Jet Zero strategy and is already supporting a variety of technology, fuel and market-based measures to do so.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about the climate impact of London Luton Airport”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to take forward in the current parliamentary session the provisions of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill on livestock worrying.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about legislation to combat livestock worrying”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the dangers of microplastics in food; and what steps they are taking to investigate this.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about the dangers of microplastics in food”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what, if any, extradition arrangements exist between the UK and (1) the People’s Republic of China, and (2) the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con, Home Office): The UK does not have a bilateral extradition treaty with the People’s Republic of China. The Foreign Secretary made a statement in the House of Commons in July 2020 on the status of the UK-Hong Kong Extradition Treaty, confirming its indefinite suspension.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about extradition from the UK”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in treating (1) alcoholism, (2) problem gambling, (3) depression, and (4) substance disorders.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about use of transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy treatments”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many deaths that occurred in England and Wales in the past four years mentioned gambling anywhere on the death certificate.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con, Cabinet Office): The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
Please see the response attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about suicides linked to gambling”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government:
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what programmes exist to support 18 year olds leaving the care system.
Baroness Barran (Con, Department for Education): As set out in the Children Act 1989, local authorities have the primary responsibility for supporting care leavers. The 2017 Children and Social Work Act imposed a new duty on local authorities to consult on and publish their ‘local offer’ for care leavers, setting out their legal entitlements and any further discretionary support that the local authority provides, such as Council Tax exemptions.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about programmes of support for care leavers in the UK”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote accurate recording of the number of care homes.
Lord Markham (Con, Department of Health and Social Care): The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is responsible for the accurate recording of the number of care homes as well as all health and adult social care providers that fall within the scope of registration with the CQC within England. A list of all the providers is publicly available on CQC’s website and is updated monthly. This has been the case since 2012, prior to which it was available on request.
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