Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations that Indonesian armed forces are using chemical weapons against the people of West Papua.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

HMG is not aware of any recent allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Indonesia.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of acute hospital beds occupied by patients with fragility fractures.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government has not made a specific estimate or assessment of the acute hospital bed occupancy rates referenced in the question.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential financial savings achieved by the NHS resulting from their plans to provide universal access to fracture liaison services by 2030.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government and NHS England support the clinical case for services which help to prevent fragility fractures and support the patients who sustain them. According to the Fracture Liaison Service Database 2022, at least 60 trusts in England had access to a Fracture Liaison Service. My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is committed to rolling out fracture liaison services across every part of the country by 2030.

Costs and benefits will be assessed taking into consideration the evidence gathered from the 60 services already in operation in England.