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Written Question
China: Foreign Investment in UK
Wednesday 20th September 2023

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the purchase of UK businesses by funds owned by the state of China; and what safeguards exist to protect national security in this situation.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

As an open economy, the government welcomes foreign trade and investment, including from China, where it supports growth and jobs in the UK, meets our stringent legal and regulatory requirements, and does not compromise our national security.

The government has powers under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) to scrutinise and, where necessary, intervene in acquisitions of control over entities and assets in or linked to the UK that may pose national security risks. These powers apply to all acquirers regardless of nationality. The government will not hesitate to use our powers to protect national security where we identify concerns.


Further detail on investment screening activity is available in the NSIA Annual Report, which was published on 11 July 2023 and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-and-investment-act-2021-annual-report-2023


Written Question
Malnutrition: Death
Wednesday 2nd August 2023

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many deaths occurred in England and Wales in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022, where malnutrition was either the cause of death or was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

Please see the response attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority.

The Rt Rev. the Lord Bishop of St Albans

House of Lords

London

SW1A 0PW

25 July 2023

Dear Lord Bishop,

As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many deaths occurred in England and Wales in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021 and (4) 2022 where malnutrition was either the cause of death or was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate (HL9519); and how many deaths that occurred in England and Wales in the past four years mentioned gambling anywhere on the death certificate (HL9520).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. Causes mentioned on the death certificate are converted to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes, with the underlying cause of death defined as the disease or injury that initiated the events that directly lead to the death. At the ONS, we use the term “due to” to refer to the underlying cause of a death and the term “involving” where a cause is mentioned anywhere on the death certificate.

The ICD codes for malnutrition are E40 to E46, which come under the endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases sub-chapter. This consists of:

• E40- Kwashiorkor

• E41- Nutritional Marasmus

• E42- Marasmic kwashiorkor

• E43- Unspecified severe protein-energy malnutrition

• E44- Protein-energy malnutrition of moderate and mild degree

• E45- Retarded development following protein-energy malnutrition

• E46- Unspecified protein-energy malnutrition

Table 1 shows the number of deaths due to and involving malnutrition ICD-10 codes, that occurred from 2019 to 2022, and were registered by 7 July 2023, in England and Wales. Deaths due to malnutrition are very uncommon; mortality data and hospital admissions both show that malnutrition is usually accompanied with several other diagnoses. Further information on the nature of malnutrition as a cause of death can be found on our blog [1] .

The ICD codes for gambling consist of:

• Z72.6- Gambling and betting

• F63.0- Pathological gambling

There were no deaths in the past four years involving gambling ICD-10 codes registered in England and Wales. While these codes exist, they are likely to be used only in the case of medically diagnosed gambling addiction. To identify some deaths involving gambling, we can also use the coroner’s text report from deaths registered involving suicide (ICD codes X60 to X84, Y10 to Y34). It is possible that more suicides were related to gambling, but this cannot be definitively stated, as not all the circumstances are necessarily known or reported in the death registration by the coroner. Table 2 shows the number of deaths where gambling was mentioned in the coroner’s text, that occurred from 2019 to 2022, and were registered by 31 December 2022 [2] , registered in England and Wales.

Yours sincerely,

Professor Sir Ian Diamond

Table 1: Numbers of deaths due to and involving malnutrition, deaths occurring from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022, England and Wales [3,4,5,6].

Year

Due to malnutrition

Involving malnutrition

2019

76

390

2020

78

383

2021

85

398

2022

67

386

Source: Office for National Statistics

Table 2: Numbers of deaths involving intentional self-harm and events of undetermined intent where gambling was mentioned in the coroner’s text, deaths occurring from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022, England and Wales [4,7,8].

Year

Involving gambling

2019

4

2020

4

2021

1

2022

0

Source: Office for National Statistics

[1] https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2018/02/14/deaths-involving-malnutrition-have-been-on-the-rise-but-nhs-neglect-is-not-to-blame/

[2] For information on the impact of registration delays please see: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/impactofregistrationdelaysonmortalitystatisticsinenglandandwales/latest

[3] Figures are for deaths occurring in each period and registered by 7 July 2023.

[4] Figures include deaths of non-residents.

[5] International Classification of Diseases 10th edition (ICD-10) codes are as follows; E40, Kwashiorkor; E41, Nutritional marasmus; E42, Marasmic kwashiorkor; E43, Unspecified severe protein-energy malnutrition; E44, Protein-energy malnutrition of moderate and mild degree; E45, Retarded development following protein-energy malnutrition; E46, Unspecified protein-energy malnutrition.

[6] Number of deaths by ICD-10 code are available through our explorable dataset NOMIS from 2013 onwards, this can be accessed here: Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (nomisweb.co.uk)

[7] Figures are for deaths occurring in each period, and registered by 31 December 2022; death registration data for 2023 are provisional and do not yet provide coroner’s text information.

[8] International Classification of Diseases 10th edition (ICD-10) codes are as follows; X60 to X84 and Y10 to Y34.


Written Question
Gambling: Death
Wednesday 2nd August 2023

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many deaths that occurred in England and Wales in the past four years mentioned gambling anywhere on the death certificate.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

Please see the response attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority.

The Rt Rev. the Lord Bishop of St Albans

House of Lords

London

SW1A 0PW

25 July 2023

Dear Lord Bishop,

As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many deaths occurred in England and Wales in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021 and (4) 2022 where malnutrition was either the cause of death or was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate (HL9519); and how many deaths that occurred in England and Wales in the past four years mentioned gambling anywhere on the death certificate (HL9520).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. Causes mentioned on the death certificate are converted to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes, with the underlying cause of death defined as the disease or injury that initiated the events that directly lead to the death. At the ONS, we use the term “due to” to refer to the underlying cause of a death and the term “involving” where a cause is mentioned anywhere on the death certificate.

The ICD codes for malnutrition are E40 to E46, which come under the endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases sub-chapter. This consists of:

• E40- Kwashiorkor

• E41- Nutritional Marasmus

• E42- Marasmic kwashiorkor

• E43- Unspecified severe protein-energy malnutrition

• E44- Protein-energy malnutrition of moderate and mild degree

• E45- Retarded development following protein-energy malnutrition

• E46- Unspecified protein-energy malnutrition

Table 1 shows the number of deaths due to and involving malnutrition ICD-10 codes, that occurred from 2019 to 2022, and were registered by 7 July 2023, in England and Wales. Deaths due to malnutrition are very uncommon; mortality data and hospital admissions both show that malnutrition is usually accompanied with several other diagnoses. Further information on the nature of malnutrition as a cause of death can be found on our blog [1] .

The ICD codes for gambling consist of:

• Z72.6- Gambling and betting

• F63.0- Pathological gambling

There were no deaths in the past four years involving gambling ICD-10 codes registered in England and Wales. While these codes exist, they are likely to be used only in the case of medically diagnosed gambling addiction. To identify some deaths involving gambling, we can also use the coroner’s text report from deaths registered involving suicide (ICD codes X60 to X84, Y10 to Y34). It is possible that more suicides were related to gambling, but this cannot be definitively stated, as not all the circumstances are necessarily known or reported in the death registration by the coroner. Table 2 shows the number of deaths where gambling was mentioned in the coroner’s text, that occurred from 2019 to 2022, and were registered by 31 December 2022 [2] , registered in England and Wales.

Yours sincerely,

Professor Sir Ian Diamond

Table 1: Numbers of deaths due to and involving malnutrition, deaths occurring from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022, England and Wales [3,4,5,6].

Year

Due to malnutrition

Involving malnutrition

2019

76

390

2020

78

383

2021

85

398

2022

67

386

Source: Office for National Statistics

Table 2: Numbers of deaths involving intentional self-harm and events of undetermined intent where gambling was mentioned in the coroner’s text, deaths occurring from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022, England and Wales [4,7,8].

Year

Involving gambling

2019

4

2020

4

2021

1

2022

0

Source: Office for National Statistics

[1] https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2018/02/14/deaths-involving-malnutrition-have-been-on-the-rise-but-nhs-neglect-is-not-to-blame/

[2] For information on the impact of registration delays please see: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/impactofregistrationdelaysonmortalitystatisticsinenglandandwales/latest

[3] Figures are for deaths occurring in each period and registered by 7 July 2023.

[4] Figures include deaths of non-residents.

[5] International Classification of Diseases 10th edition (ICD-10) codes are as follows; E40, Kwashiorkor; E41, Nutritional marasmus; E42, Marasmic kwashiorkor; E43, Unspecified severe protein-energy malnutrition; E44, Protein-energy malnutrition of moderate and mild degree; E45, Retarded development following protein-energy malnutrition; E46, Unspecified protein-energy malnutrition.

[6] Number of deaths by ICD-10 code are available through our explorable dataset NOMIS from 2013 onwards, this can be accessed here: Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (nomisweb.co.uk)

[7] Figures are for deaths occurring in each period, and registered by 31 December 2022; death registration data for 2023 are provisional and do not yet provide coroner’s text information.

[8] International Classification of Diseases 10th edition (ICD-10) codes are as follows; X60 to X84 and Y10 to Y34.


Written Question
Civil Service: Disclosure of Information
Wednesday 21st June 2023

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask 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.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

I refer the Noble Lord to my previous answers - HL7792 and HL8058 - provided in May 2023.


Written Question
Civil Service: Disclosure of Information
Wednesday 7th June 2023

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask 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.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

I refer the Noble Lord to my answer HL7792 on 25th May.


Written Question
Civil Servants: Disclosure of Information
Thursday 25th May 2023

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of whistleblowing were reported and investigated by the Civil Service in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

We are made aware by departments annually, who also report on behalf of their agencies, of cases raised formally through whistleblowing procedures.

We will be commissioning data for the 2022/23 period (April 2022-March 2023) from departments in June 2023.

In 2021/22, 311 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 30 cases.

In 2020/21, 245 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 13 cases.

In 2019/20, 383 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 33 cases.

We do not ask departments for reports of informal cases.


Written Question
Crime: Hertfordshire
Wednesday 22nd February 2023

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many instances of knife crime occurred in Hertfordshire in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the noble Lord Bishop’s Parliamentary Question of 9 February is attached.

Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician

The Rt Rev. the Lord Bishop of St Albans

House of Lords

London

SW1A 0PW

16 February 2023

Dear Lord Bishop,

As the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many instances of knife crime occurred in Hertfordshire from the years 2019 to 2022 (HL5628).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for collecting and publishing figures on the levels and trends of crime in England and Wales based on two sets of crime statistics: the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and police recorded crime data. Police recorded knife or sharp instrument offences data are supplied to the ONS by the Home Office.

Hertfordshire is one of 38 forces who supply data through the National Data Quality Improvement Service (NDQIS). The NDQIS uses a computer-assisted classification tool to determine whether an offence included a knife or sharp instrument or not.

An offence is recorded as involving a knife or sharp instrument when the weapon is present during offence, or the threat is believed to be real, even if the weapon has not necessarily been used. Offences of “possession of an article with a blade or point” are covered separately by a specific recorded crime category.

The number of offences involving knives or sharp instruments for each Police Force Area are published in our Police Force Area tables alongside our quarterly Crime in England and Wales release.

We have provided the estimates of Hertfordshire for years 2019 to 2022 in Table 1.

Yours sincerely,

Professor Sir Ian Diamond

Table 1: Number of recorded offences which involved a knife or sharp instrument in Hertfordshire Police Force Area, year ending March 2019 to year ending March 2022[1]

Apr 2018 to Mar 2019Apr 2019 to Mar 2020Apr 2020 to Mar 2021Apr 2021 to Mar 2022
Number of Offences550908719731

Source: Home Office - Police recorded crime

[1] Police recorded crime are not designated as National Statistics.


Written Question
Overseas Trade: Eritrea
Friday 10th February 2023

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the value of UK direct imports and exports to Eritrea.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the noble Lord Bishop’s Parliamentary Question of 30 January is attached.

Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician

The Lord Bishop of St Albans

House of Lords

London

SW1A 0PW

1 February 2023

Dear Lord Bishop,

As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking the value of UK direct imports and exports to Ethiopia; the value of UK direct imports and exports to Sudan; and the value of UK direct imports and exports to Eritrea (HL5226; HL5227; HL5228).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish UK trade data at country level in our UK total trade, all countries release[1] .

Data on UK trade with Ethiopia, Sudan and Eritrea for 2016-2021 can be found in Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3 respectively.

Yours sincerely,

Professor Sir Ian Diamond

[1] https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountri esseasonallyadjusted


Written Question
Overseas Trade: Sudan
Friday 10th February 2023

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the value of UK direct imports and exports to Sudan.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the noble Lord Bishop’s Parliamentary Question of 30 January is attached.

Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician

The Lord Bishop of St Albans

House of Lords

London

SW1A 0PW

1 February 2023

Dear Lord Bishop,

As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking the value of UK direct imports and exports to Ethiopia; the value of UK direct imports and exports to Sudan; and the value of UK direct imports and exports to Eritrea (HL5226; HL5227; HL5228).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish UK trade data at country level in our UK total trade, all countries release[1] .

Data on UK trade with Ethiopia, Sudan and Eritrea for 2016-2021 can be found in Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3 respectively.

Yours sincerely,

Professor Sir Ian Diamond

[1] https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountri esseasonallyadjusted


Written Question
Overseas Trade: Ethiopia
Friday 10th February 2023

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the value of UK direct imports and exports to Ethiopia.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the noble Lord Bishop’s Parliamentary Question of 30 January is attached.

Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician

The Lord Bishop of St Albans

House of Lords

London

SW1A 0PW

1 February 2023

Dear Lord Bishop,

As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking the value of UK direct imports and exports to Ethiopia; the value of UK direct imports and exports to Sudan; and the value of UK direct imports and exports to Eritrea (HL5226; HL5227; HL5228).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish UK trade data at country level in our UK total trade, all countries release[1] .

Data on UK trade with Ethiopia, Sudan and Eritrea for 2016-2021 can be found in Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3 respectively.

Yours sincerely,

Professor Sir Ian Diamond

[1] https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountri esseasonallyadjusted