Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 December 2017 (HL4308), whether any request was made by the Metropolitan Police Service to extend the funding for Operation Grange beyond the end of March 2018; and if so, by how much, and over what period.
Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of women in England who are accessing HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis.
Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to tackle the late diagnosis of women infected with HIV in England.
Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to increase access to HIV prevention interventions for women in England.
Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many men under the age of 45 died as a result of suicide in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.
Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent on specialist HIV treatment and care in England in (1) 2014–15, (2) 2015–16, and (3) 2016–17.
Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of London meeting the UNAIDS 90:90:90 targets on HIV infection, what plans they have to update their HIV strategy to ensure that other parts of England also meet those targets.
Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to commit to the achievement of zero new HIV infections in England; and if so, by what date.
Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to incorporate into the Quality and Outcomes Framework for 2018–19 the NICE indicator for annually reviewing patients with atrial fibrillation who are treated with an anticoagulant.
Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to facilitate the involvement of civil society organisations in reporting on the UK’s progress in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce a regime for the purchase, possession and use of air guns.
Lord Black of Brentwood: I thank my noble friend for that Answer. Is she aware that a growing number of crimes involving air weapons relate to senseless attacks on domestic animals, particularly cats, nearly half of which die as a result of the often horrific injuries? The Cats Protection charity recorded 164 attacks on cats and kittens with an airgun last year, while the RSPCA received nearly 900 calls to its...
Lord Black of Brentwood: My Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Baroness for securing this very important and timely debate. As it impacts on the media, I declare my interest as executive director of the Telegraph Media Group. The digital revolution has been the most extraordinary transformation in the way that knowledge and news are transmitted since the arrival of the printing press in the 15th century, when...
Lord Black of Brentwood: My Lords, I hope that for the last time on this Bill I declare my interest as executive director of the Telegraph Media Group, and I draw attention to my other media interests in the register. Amendment 127A, which I shall speak to first, is, as we have heard, an attempt to bring in by statute part 2 of the Leveson inquiry, but of course it is not quite Leveson 2 because this time there is no...
Lord Black of Brentwood: The scheme has only just come in following a pilot, so we need to give it a bit of time to see whether it will take effect. Building on the issue of public interest, my third point is that I do not believe the industry can afford the distraction of such a huge inquiry at a time when many parts of it are struggling for survival. On one level, there is the sheer cost. Leveson 1 cost the...
Lord Black of Brentwood: I hear noble Lords disagreeing, but I have to tell them that it is true. If you are a struggling local newspaper making barely any profit, one or two actions brought under this provision would bankrupt you. Many other serious legal issues arise from this amendment relating to the European Convention on Human Rights, which the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, has already dealt with. It is for this...
Lord Black of Brentwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 22 November (HL3177), whether any request has been made by the Metropolitan Police to extend the funding for Operation Grange beyond the end of March 2018.
Lord Black of Brentwood: My Lords, in speaking to Amendments 59 and 64 I remind the House of the declaration of interests that I made on the previous group of amendments. It will not surprise noble Lords or the noble Baroness that I am wholly opposed to these amendments, which are pernicious in their effect. This is because they fly in the face of the GDPR, which under article 85, as I understand it, mandates us to...
Lord Black of Brentwood: My Lords, as these amendments deal with the media, I declare my interest as executive director of the Telegraph Media Group and draw attention to my other media interests in the register. I will say a brief word first about Amendment 50 and the other government amendments in this group. These amendments seek to deal with a number of the problems raised in Committee by noble Lords across the...