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Division Vote (Lords)
23 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Earl of Caithness (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 164 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 177
Division Vote (Lords)
23 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Earl of Caithness (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 177 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 192
Division Vote (Lords)
23 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Earl of Caithness (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 176 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 192
Division Vote (Lords)
23 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Earl of Caithness (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 186 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 82 Noes - 211
Written Question
Ticks
Tuesday 23rd April 2024

Asked by: Earl of Caithness (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the UK Health Security Agency report Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) in the UK: State of the evidence 2023 in January, what steps they are taking to inform health professionals of the heightened risk to public health of (1) Lyme disease, and (2) emerging tick-borne diseases, including tick-borne encephalitis, from an increase in the UK distribution of tick species as a result of a warming climate; and what advice are they providing to those exposed to this risk through work or leisure.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has an active programme to promote awareness of tick-borne diseases among local authorities, health professionals and the public by 2025 in line with the Third National Adaptation Programme. This includes Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis. UKHSA has worked to develop a toolkit for local authorities and key stakeholders to raise awareness of the potential risks created by ticks and tick-borne disease, a copy of which is attached. UKHSA also publishes Lyme disease data on Fingertips, which is an open access public health data platform which allows the public, health professionals, and local authorities to view trends, compare indicators and understand the incidence of Lyme disease in their area.

Clinicians are also engaged via teaching sessions for General Practitioners, seminars for infection specialists, and briefing notes to notify clinicians of the possibility of tick-borne diseases, with detail of compatible signs and symptoms. Disease messaging is shared through media, social, and stakeholder channels at a national and regional level, such as the #BeTickAware campaign which aims to raise awareness in the population, including those at risk of exposure through work or leisure.

Division Vote (Lords)
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Earl of Caithness (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 188 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 211
Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 19 Apr 2024
English Horticultural Sector (Horticultural Sector Committee Report)

Speech Link

View all Earl of Caithness (Con - Excepted Hereditary) contributions to the debate on: English Horticultural Sector (Horticultural Sector Committee Report)
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Earl of Caithness (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 189 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 247 Noes - 195
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Earl of Caithness (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 193 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 208
Division Vote (Lords)
16 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Earl of Caithness (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 180 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 197