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Division Votes
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Farmer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 162 Conservative No votes vs 4 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 258 Noes - 171
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Farmer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 160 Conservative No votes vs 4 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 260 Noes - 169
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Farmer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 162 Conservative No votes vs 5 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 282 Noes - 180
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Farmer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 161 Conservative No votes vs 4 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 172
6 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Farmer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 160 Conservative No votes vs 3 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 246 Noes - 171
6 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Farmer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 164 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 228 Noes - 184
6 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Farmer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 167 Conservative No votes vs 4 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 189
6 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Farmer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 165 Conservative No votes vs 2 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 181


Speeches
Lord Farmer speeches from: Foreign Affairs
Lord Farmer contributed 1 speech (741 words)
Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Farmer speeches from: Knife Crime: Violence Reduction Units
Lord Farmer contributed 1 speech (76 words)
Tuesday 20th February 2024 - Lords Chamber
Home Office


Written Answers
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 20th February 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in sexually transmitted infections among 15–24 year-olds since the end of the COVID-19 lockdown.

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

The number of new sexually transmitted infections diagnosed among 15 to 24 years olds has increased by 29.3% from 2021 to 2022, or from 135,045 to 174,592. In particular:

- chlamydia diagnoses have increased 26%, from 88,367 in 2021 to 111,380 in 2022;

- gonorrhoea diagnoses have increased 91.7%, from 16,919 in 2021 to 31,037 in 2022;

- first diagnoses of genital herpes have increased 14.4%, from 8,270 in 2021 to 9,461 in 2022;

- diagnoses of infectious syphilis, including primary, secondary, and early latent, have increased 11.1%, from 968 in 2021 to 1,075 in 2022; and

- first diagnoses of genital warts have decreased 23.3%, from 7,559 in 2021 to 5,801 in 2022.

The data represents the number of diagnoses reported and not the number of people diagnosed. Data reported in 2020 and 2021 is notably lower than previous years due to the disruption to sexual health services during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which reduced access to face-to-face appointments. Access to services subsequently recovered with the use of remote consultations and online testing expanding rapidly across the country.

Genito-urinary Medicine
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 20th February 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to bring forward a strategy for addressing the recent increase in sexually transmitted infections among 15–24 year-olds as called for by respondents to the House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee on 24 January.

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

We are considering the next steps needed to continue improving the sexual health of the whole population. The UK Health Security Agency is undertaking work with partner organisations to identify best use of existing and emerging interventions to address the increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

The Department for Health and Social Care published the HIV Action Plan in 2021 which sets out the actions that we are taking over the period of 2022 to 2025 to move towards ending HIV transmissions, AIDS, and HIV-related deaths within England by 2030. As part of the plan, we are investing £4.5 million in our National HIV Prevention Programme, which annually runs National HIV Testing Week as well as summer campaigns. Their aim is to raise awareness of ways to prevent the spread of HIV and other STIs among the most affected communities, with a particular focus on young people and other at-risk populations.

The Department for Education is currently reviewing the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) statutory guidance which includes reference to STI transmission, testing and prevention methods and is expected to soon launch a public consultation on the guidance. Following the consultation, they will make a decision about any new or revised content to be included in the RSHE curriculum, including the use of resources, and whether any further action would be appropriate.

Prisoners: Parents
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer)
Monday 19th February 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in identifying prisoners’ children, by sex and age, and obtaining other relevant data for their welfare, through the Better Outcomes through Linked Data programme.

Answered by Lord Bellamy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice’s most comprehensive estimate remains that over the course of a year, approximately 200,000 children may be affected by a parent being in or going to prison. This estimate is based on 2009 survey data.

The Prison Strategy White paper detailed our intention to work with other government departments to commission updated research to improve our collective understanding of the overall number of children affected by parental incarceration.

As part of this work, changes have been made to the Basic Custody Screening Tool (BCST) to enable us to collect data on entry to prison about how many primary carers are in custody and how many children under the age of 18 are affected by their imprisonment, which means that we can access this information centrally. Questions contained within the BCST are under continuous review to reflect learning from operational colleagues and people with lived experience of prison. While the BCST does include questions on the sex and ages of dependents of prisoners, the collection of this information relies solely on self-declaration of the parent in prison and therefore may raise challenges as to the accuracy or consistency of this information without being able to verify with other sources.

The Government is delivering on its white paper commitment to improve our data and evidence in this area, through the Better Outcomes through Linked Data (BOLD) Programme. BOLD is a £19.7m cross government Shared Outcomes Fund programme which is linking data to enable better evidenced and more joined up cross government services. The purpose of BOLD is to identify the overall scale of the issue by improving our understanding of the number of children affected by parental imprisonment. The BOLD programme aims to do this by exploring data available across government, including information that does not rely on self-disclosure. We expect findings from the project to be published in Spring 2024.

Prisoners: Guardianship
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer)
Monday 19th February 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in collecting data on prisoners who are primary carers and their children through the Basic Custody Screening Tool so that this information can be accessed centrally.

Answered by Lord Bellamy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice’s most comprehensive estimate remains that over the course of a year, approximately 200,000 children may be affected by a parent being in or going to prison. This estimate is based on 2009 survey data.

The Prison Strategy White paper detailed our intention to work with other government departments to commission updated research to improve our collective understanding of the overall number of children affected by parental incarceration.

As part of this work, changes have been made to the Basic Custody Screening Tool (BCST) to enable us to collect data on entry to prison about how many primary carers are in custody and how many children under the age of 18 are affected by their imprisonment, which means that we can access this information centrally. Questions contained within the BCST are under continuous review to reflect learning from operational colleagues and people with lived experience of prison. While the BCST does include questions on the sex and ages of dependents of prisoners, the collection of this information relies solely on self-declaration of the parent in prison and therefore may raise challenges as to the accuracy or consistency of this information without being able to verify with other sources.

The Government is delivering on its white paper commitment to improve our data and evidence in this area, through the Better Outcomes through Linked Data (BOLD) Programme. BOLD is a £19.7m cross government Shared Outcomes Fund programme which is linking data to enable better evidenced and more joined up cross government services. The purpose of BOLD is to identify the overall scale of the issue by improving our understanding of the number of children affected by parental imprisonment. The BOLD programme aims to do this by exploring data available across government, including information that does not rely on self-disclosure. We expect findings from the project to be published in Spring 2024.

Prisoners: Guardianship and Parents
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer)
Monday 19th February 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their most recent estimate for the number of children with (1) a parent in prison, and (2) a primary carer in prison.

Answered by Lord Bellamy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice’s most comprehensive estimate remains that over the course of a year, approximately 200,000 children may be affected by a parent being in or going to prison. This estimate is based on 2009 survey data.

The Prison Strategy White paper detailed our intention to work with other government departments to commission updated research to improve our collective understanding of the overall number of children affected by parental incarceration.

As part of this work, changes have been made to the Basic Custody Screening Tool (BCST) to enable us to collect data on entry to prison about how many primary carers are in custody and how many children under the age of 18 are affected by their imprisonment, which means that we can access this information centrally. Questions contained within the BCST are under continuous review to reflect learning from operational colleagues and people with lived experience of prison. While the BCST does include questions on the sex and ages of dependents of prisoners, the collection of this information relies solely on self-declaration of the parent in prison and therefore may raise challenges as to the accuracy or consistency of this information without being able to verify with other sources.

The Government is delivering on its white paper commitment to improve our data and evidence in this area, through the Better Outcomes through Linked Data (BOLD) Programme. BOLD is a £19.7m cross government Shared Outcomes Fund programme which is linking data to enable better evidenced and more joined up cross government services. The purpose of BOLD is to identify the overall scale of the issue by improving our understanding of the number of children affected by parental imprisonment. The BOLD programme aims to do this by exploring data available across government, including information that does not rely on self-disclosure. We expect findings from the project to be published in Spring 2024.

Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer)
Wednesday 21st February 2024

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how parliamentarians and members of the public can engage with and make recommendations to the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee.

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

The Queen Elizabeth Committee is in the early stages of its work of developing recommendations for a national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, including both a permanent memorial and a legacy programme.

As part of its work, the Committee will undertake public engagement and consultation, details of which will be shared in due course, and will consider how best to consult other stakeholders including parliamentarians.

Further information on the Committee can be found on GOV.UK on https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-queen-elizabeth-memorial-committee.




Lord Farmer mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Foreign Affairs
50 speeches (21,456 words)
Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con - Life peer) to say, and it sticks with me that it is important if we are to be taken seriously.The noble Lord, Lord - Link to Speech



Bill Documents
Mar. 14 2024
HL Bill 5 Running list of amendments
Conversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL] 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: BARONESS FOSTER OF AGHADRUMSEE LORD FARMER _ Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(2A) Encouraging

Mar. 08 2024
HL Bill 31-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23
Amendment Paper

Found: After Clause 56 LORD FARMER THE LORD BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER LORD PONSONBY OF SHULBREDE BARONESS

Mar. 04 2024
HL Bill 5 Running list of amendments
Conversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL] 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: BARONESS FOSTER OF AGHADRUMSEE LORD FARMER _ Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(2A) Encouraging

Feb. 29 2024
HL Bill 5 Running list of amendments
Conversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL] 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: BARONESS FOSTER OF AGHADRUMSEE LORD FARMER _ Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(2A) Encouraging

Feb. 28 2024
HL Bill 5 Running list of amendments
Conversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL] 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: BARONESS FOSTER OF AGHADRUMSEE LORD FARMER _ Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(2A) Encouraging

Feb. 22 2024
HL Bill 31-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23
Amendment Paper

Found: After Clause 56 LORD FARMER THE LORD BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER LORD PONSONBY OF SHULBREDE BARONESS