Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people in England who use electronic collars for cats and dogs in containment systems.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
A public consultation on whether to ban the use of electronic training collars for dogs and cats closed on 27 April. We are now analysing the responses with a view to updating the impact assessment document which will be published in due course.
Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of banning the use of electronic collars for cats and dogs in England.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
A public consultation on whether to ban the use of electronic training collars for dogs and cats closed on 27 April. We are now analysing the responses with a view to updating the impact assessment document which will be published in due course.
Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the House of Lords' catering service will increase the amount of game meat on offer during Great British Game Week.
Answered by Lord Laming
The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.
The House of Lords Catering and Retail Services (CRS) did not increase the amount of game meat on offer during Great British Game Week (20-26 November 2017). While CRS often looks to tie in with such promotions, it did not do so on this occasion; this opportunity will be considered for next year.
Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to promote British game meat.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
We recognise game is an important part of our food heritage. It is a big draw on menus across the UK and is prepared by many of our top chefs and served in many establishments countrywide. Exports of game meat were worth £9 million in 2016. We are raising the profile and reputation of British food and drink overseas through the Food is GREAT campaign, being delivered in partnership with Department for International Trade and VisitBritain.
Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their Digital Charter to address online bullying.
Answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde
As part of our work on the Digital Charter, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published an Internet Safety Strategy on 11 October which focuses on keeping all users safe online. The Strategy covers the responsibilities of companies to their users, the use of technical solutions to prevent online harms and Government's role in supporting users.
The Strategy consults on the introduction of the social media code of practice, as laid out in the Digital Economy Act 2017, which will address conduct that involves bullying or insulting an individual online, or other behaviour likely to intimidate or humiliate the individual.
The consultation will close on 7 December and we will publish a Government response in early 2018.
Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many European Firearms Passes were issued to firearms certificate holders in 2016.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The Home Office publishes financial year information on the number of European Firearms Passes in table 11 (see below) of the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales Statistics - Financial Year 2016/17’ publication.
This is available from the Home Office webpage on GOV.UK at:https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624004/firearm-shotgun-certificates-england-wales-march-2017-tables.ods
| Table 11 - European firearm passes: applications, cancellations and passes on issue, 2016/17 |
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ENGLAND AND WALES | 1,866 | 3,072 | 895 | 15,519 |
European firearms pass is a passport for firearms for EU residents intending to take their firearm or shotgun to another EU state. | ||||
Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of continued participation in, and recognition of, the European Firearms Pass arrangements after the UK has left the EU.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The European Firearms Pass assists EU nationals when travelling with firearms across EU borders, for example to participate in shooting events. As part of the negotiations for Brexit, the UK will discuss with the EU how best to continue cooperation in the field of firearms regulation, which includes the European Firearms Pass, in the best interests of both the UK and the EU.
Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of treatment with anti-viral drugs for each hepatitis C patient treated by NHS England in 2016–17.
Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy
Hepatitis C medicines are subject to commercially confidential pricing agreements so it is not possible to disclose the cost for each patient treated. NHS England spent in excess of £200 million on direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C in 2016-17.
Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hepatitis C patients were treated using the new anti-viral drugs by NHS England in the year 2016–17; and what proportion remain free of the virus post-treatment.
Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy
Based on data from National Health Service trusts, the NHS treated 9,440 of the planned 10,000 patients with new anti-viral drugs in 2016-17. Data on the proportion that remain virus free is still being analysed; this information should be available by the end of 2017 when the new hepatitis C registry being established by NHS England will be fully operational.
Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients diagnosed with hepatitis C remain to be treated with new anti-viral drugs; and when NHS England expect them all to have received such treatment.
Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy
An estimated 160,000 people in England are thought to be living with chronic hepatitis C infection. The current number of people diagnosed and yet to access treatment is difficult to state with certainty. National surveys of people who inject drugs suggest that only about half are aware of their hepatitis C infection; this figure has remained relatively stable over the past decade.
NHS England is planning a sustainable roll out of treatment which will complete the treatment of 71,000 individuals between 2015/16 and 2020/21.