Bishop of St Albans asks about average ambulance response times

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 5th July 2023:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what was the average ambulance response time in (1) NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, and (2) NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, and (d) 2022.

Lord Markham (Con): Ambulance response times by Integrated Care Board (ICB) area are not centrally collected.

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Votes: National Security Bill

On 4th July 2023, the House of Lords debated Commons amendments and reasons for the National Security Bill. A vote was held on an amendment to the bill, in which Bishops took part:

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Votes: Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

On 4th July 2023, the House of Lords debated the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which Bishops took part:

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Bishop of St Albans asks about NHS Integrated Care Board funding applications

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 3rd July 2023:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many S2 funding applications were approved in (1) NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, and (2) NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, and (d) 2022.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about recruitment in the early years sector

On 29th June 2023, Bishop of St Albans asked a question on effective recruitment for early years and childcare settings following a government statement on childcare reform:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans: My Lords, I join others in congratulating His Majesty’s Government for what is a very forward-looking and exciting series of announcements. The research we have on the first 1,000 years and many other pieces of research show just how vital this is, and it absolutely plays into the last debate about our economy in the long run.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about support for journalists in the Horn of Africa

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 26th June 2023:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support journalists, particularly women journalists, in the Horn of Africa.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about support for freedom of the press in China

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 26th June 2023:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support journalists and the free press in China, particularly Xinjiang province.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about support for people with degenerative medical conditions

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 22nd June 2023:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what support is available for people with progressive supranuclear palsy.

Lord Markham (Con): Patients with a diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy would be supported through the usual range of commissioned health and social care services. Depending on the needs of an individual, support may be provided through a range of commissioned health and social care services including their general practitioner, general neurology services, specialised neurology services and social care. There is not a separately commissioned service for progressive supranuclear palsy.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about diagnoses of corticobasal degeneration in the past five years

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 21st June 2023:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many people were diagnosed with corticobasal degeneration in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.

Lord Markham (Con): The National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Diseases Registration Services (NCARDRS) does not hold comprehensive data on corticobasal degeneration. Therefore, this this information is not available in the format requested.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about whistleblowing in the Civil Service & the Bank of England

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 21st 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 to date.

Baroness Neville Rolfe (Con): I refer the Noble Lord to my previous answers – HL7792 and HL8058 – provided in May 2023.

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The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many instances of whistleblowing there were to the Prudential Regulation Authority in each of the past four years.

Baroness Penn (Con): I refer the Noble Lord to my answer HL8060 on 5th June.

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