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Building Safety - Statement (27 Mar 2024)

Lord Young of Cookham: ...its remediation plan could take another eight years. That will be 15 years after the Grenfell tragedy. Does my noble friend think that is acceptable? Related to that, under the contract, developers are obliged to report their target dates for each building to my noble friend’s department in their quarterly returns data. So far, the department has not published that data, meaning that...

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - Second Reading (27 Mar 2024)

Baroness Scott of Bybrook: ...Lord Moylan and the noble Lords, Lord Adonis and Lord Palmer, courteously asked for updates. I understand the strength of feeling about this issue and the level of interest, given its size. We are aware that reforms to protect leaseholders will have a negative impact on those who benefit from ground-rent income, and are carefully considering this as we formulate our policy. That is why we...

Allowances - Motion (27 Mar 2024)

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie: ...not really understand why those of us who come to this House from other areas should be treated differently from MPs. I remind your Lordships that this is an allowance that can be claimed, and there are many colleagues who choose not to claim it. I would hope that it would be claimed only by those of us for whom it really makes a difference to our attendance here, rather than by those who...

Student Loan Interest Rates - Question (27 Mar 2024)

Lord Porter of Spalding: My Lords, I declare that I have a number of children and grandchildren who are suffering from the ridiculous regime of charging students interest at a stupid rate, when the Government could have controlled that debt book. Does my noble friend not agree that it would be far better for the youth of our country and the future of our own Government if we put that debt book back on to a public...

Regional Arts Facilities - Question (27 Mar 2024)

the Earl of Clancarty: To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect regional arts organisations and facilities funded by local authorities, particularly where those local authorities are facing financial difficulties.

Surplus Carbon Emissions - Question (27 Mar 2024)

Lord Callanan: ...Act, the Government have consulted the Climate Change Committee and the devolved Administrations before taking any decision on carrying forward overperformance from carbon budget 3. The Government are considering the CCC’s and DAs’ responses and will make a decision, ahead of the statutory deadline, on 31 May.

Stroke Treatment - Question (27 Mar 2024)

Baroness Wheeler: To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve treatment and care for those of working age who are affected by stroke.

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Dental Services (27 Mar 2024)

Andrea Leadsom: ...Council (GDC) register. It is important to note that not all dentists have a country of qualification on the GDC register as supplied to the NHS Business Services Authority, and so these dentists are placed into “other” as their region of qualification.The Department does not hold data on how much private dental work was completed in the last 10 years.

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Dental Services: Finance (27 Mar 2024)

Andrea Leadsom: We currently invest more than £3 billion in National Health Service dental services each year. We are committed to protecting this funding for dentistry purposes and we will ringfence this funding in 2024 to 2025. We will issue guidance to integrated care boards (ICBs) shortly through NHS England’s 2024 to 2025 revenue finance and contracting guidance. To ensure compliance against this...

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Dental Services: Finance (27 Mar 2024)

Andrea Leadsom: ..., delivering new initiatives to address the challenges facing NHS dentistry. The amount spent by each integrated care board (ICB) will depend on a number of factors, including how many new patients are seen in each ICB, whether any practices in the ICB will benefit from the increase to the minimum Unit of Dental Activity value, and where Golden Hello payments are offered.

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Mental Health Services: Wellingborough (27 Mar 2024)

Maria Caulfield: Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are expanding and transforming National Health Service mental health care in England, including in the Wellingborough constituency. Between 2018/19 and 2023/24, NHS spending on mental health has increased by £4.7 billion in cash terms, as compared to the target of £3.4 billion set out at the time of the NHS Long Term Plan. All integrated care boards are...

Written Answers — Department for Business and Trade: Import Controls: Occupied Territories (27 Mar 2024)

Greg Hands: The UK’s position on settlements is clear: they are illegal under international law and undermine the prospect of a two-state solution. Under the existing UK-Israel trade agreement, goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either the agreement between the UK and Israel, nor the agreement between the UK and the Palestinian...

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Ophthalmology: Training (27 Mar 2024)

Andrea Leadsom: ...graduate, and a commensurate increase in specialty training places is required. A decision regarding which specialities these places will be allocated to will be made nearer the time that the places are required for the expanded workforce. NHS England will work with stakeholders to ensure this growth is sustainable and focused in the service areas where need is greatest. In 2023, the...

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Gaza: Food Supply (27 Mar 2024)

Andrew Mitchell: The UK is also doing all it can to get as much food into Gaza as possible. We recently announced that more than 2,000 tonnes of UK-funded food aid are being distributed by the World Food Programme on the ground. This is our largest delivery of aid to Gaza in this crisis. This follows 750 tonnes of UK funded food aid arriving in Gaza in December, delivered through the World Food Programme and...

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Israel: Hamas (27 Mar 2024)

Andrew Mitchell: ...has stated previously, for there to be a lasting peace Israel's security must be assured. Removing Hamas' capacity to launch attacks against Israel and Hamas no longer being in charge of Gaza are among the vital elements for a lasting peace. We are calling for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without a return to...

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Armed Conflict: International Law (27 Mar 2024)

Liam Byrne: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what the priority areas of work are for the International Humanitarian Law Compliance Assessment Process Cell in his Department.

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Armed Conflict: International Law (27 Mar 2024)

Andrew Mitchell: Legal advice to Ministers and policy assessments related to it are confidential. We therefore do not publish the International Humanitarian Law Cell's assessments of Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL). It is for Ministers to decide what to say publicly about each assessment.

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Israel: Arms Trade (27 Mar 2024)

Fleur Anderson: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether there are pending applications for arms export licences for arms to Israel.

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Gaza: Israel (27 Mar 2024)

Andrew Mitchell: ...Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to monitor daily figures for casualties in Gaza. OCHA rely on reporting from the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza. Casualty figures are only one data point of many we use to understand the scale of the conflict and its impact on civilians. Satellite imagery of building damage, eye-witness accounts from hospitals and data on...

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Gaza: Israel (27 Mar 2024)

Andrew Mitchell: We regularly review advice about Israel's capability and commitment to International Humanitarian Law. We act in accordance with that advice. We are clear that as the occupying power in Gaza, Israel has to make sure that humanitarian aid including food, water and shelter is available to people in Gaza.


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