Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any effect on free speech of the training delivered by Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) in the workplace training of public sector bodies and charities.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Through the Government Campus Curriculum, including the learning framework contracts, the Cabinet Office enables all civil servants to develop the right skills, both to deliver the Government’s current priorities and to tackle future challenges.
Training provided by the Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) is not part of the curriculum. MEND is not a supplier on the learning framework contracts and we have no central records of MEND providing any training within the civil service. We do not monitor training provided to the wider public and charities sectors.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the effects of jet-lag on ministerial decision-making at all levels.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
Ministers, on occasion, are required to travel abroad for government business to enable the delivery of the government’s objectives. In cases where a Minister is required to travel long distances across time zones, flexibility in internal departmental travel guidance exists to enable ministers to travel more comfortably.
This exists to mitigate the side effects of jet-lag and tiredness and ensure that efficiency, judgement and concentration are not negatively impacted. Departments publish details of overseas flights on a quarterly basis on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths have been recorded in each of the last three months; and what assessment they have made of how many deaths would have occurred in each of the last three months if there had been no cases of COVID 19.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
Dear Lord Pearson,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking for the number of deaths that have been registered in the last three months and predictions about how many deaths there would have been without COVID-19 (HL3274).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces a weekly report on provisional deaths registered in England and Wales[1]. The most recent figures available are for the week ending 17 April 2020. ONS mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration.
Table 1 shows the number of weekly deaths registered between week 1 (ending 3 January 2020) and week 16 (ending 17 April 2020), the five-year average per week and the number of deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. The average is based on the number of death registrations that were recorded for each corresponding week over the previous five years. We have included these figures as they are presented in our weekly report. A copy of the table has been placed in the House of Lords Library. The table shows that the increase in number of excess deaths in the last two months, in relation to the five-year average per week, is greater than the number of deaths due to Covid19, suggesting that there are potentially other factors contributing to the increased death rate.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in England and Wales aged (1) under 65, and (2) under 40 years old have died from COVID-19 since 23 March.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
Dear Lord Pearson,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people in England and Wales aged under 65 years, and aged under 40 years have died from coronavirus (COVID-19) since 23 March (HL3276).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces a weekly report on provisional deaths registered in England and Wales[1], including deaths involving COVID-19. The week runs from Saturday to Friday. I have therefore provided data from 21 March up to the most recent week available, ending 17 April. ONS mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration.
Table 1 below shows the number of deaths that occurred where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate between week 13 (ending 27 March 2020) and week 16 (17 April 2020). We have included these figures as they are presented in our weekly report.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Table 1: Weekly provisional figures on death occurrence where coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate in England and Wales[2][3][4][5][6]
Week number | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Week ended | 27-Mar-20 | 03-Apr-20 | 10-Apr-20 | 17-Apr-20 |
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All ages | 1,806 | 4,989 | 7,833 | 7,288 |
Under 40 | 26 | 39 | 50 | 40 |
Under 65 | 259 | 688 | 1001 | 799 |
Source: ONS
[2]Counts of deaths involving Covid-19 will include neonatals.
[3]For deaths registered from 1st January 2020, cause of death is coded to the ICD-10 classification using MUSE 5.5 software. Previous years were coded to IRIS 4.2.3, further information about the change in software is available.
[4]Does not include deaths where age is either missing or not yet fully coded
[5]An 'underlying cause of death' refers to the main cause of death, whereas a cause being 'mentioned on the death certificate' means that it might be the main reason or a contributory reason to the cause of death
5These figures include deaths of non-residents.
[6]These figures represent death occurrences, there can be a delay between the date a death occurred and the date a death was registered. More information can be found in our impact of registration delays release.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths attributed to COVID-19 have been recorded in (1) care homes, (2) hospitals, (3) individuals' homes, and (4) other locations.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
Dear Lord Pearson,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking how many deaths attributed to COVID-19 have been recorded in (1) care homes, (2) hospitals, (3) individuals' homes, and (4) other locations (HL3277).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces a weekly report on provisional deaths registered in England and Wales[1], including deaths involving COVID-19. The week runs from Saturday to Friday, and data has therefore been provided for all deaths attributed to COVID-19 up to the most recent week available, ending 17 April. ONS mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration.
Table 1 below shows the number of deaths that occurred where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to and including 17 April 2020. We have included these figures as they are presented in our weekly report.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Table 1: Provisional figures on total death registrations where coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate in England and Wales up to 17 April 2020 by place of occurrence[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
| Total deaths (COVID-19) |
Care Home | 3,096 |
Hospital (acute or community, not psychiatric) | 14,796 |
Home | 883 |
Other | 337 |
Total | 19,112 |
Source: ONS
[2]Coding of deaths by cause for the latest week is not yet complete and counts could be subject of change.
[3]For deaths registered from 1st January 2020, cause of death is coded to the ICD-10 classification using MUSE 5.5 software. Previous years were coded to IRIS 4.2.3, further information about the change in software is available.
[4]These figures represent death registrations, there can be a delay between the date a death occurred and the date a death was registered. More information can be found in our impact of registration delays release.
[5]An 'underlying cause of death' refers to the main cause of death, whereas a cause being 'mentioned on the death certificate' means that it might be the main reason or a contributory reason to the cause of death
[6]Deaths at home are those at the usual residence of the deceased (according to the informant)‚ where this is not a communal establishment.
[7]Care homes includes homes for the chronic sick; nursing homes; homes for people with mental health problems and non-NHS multi-function sites.
[8]Other includes:
Hospices: including Sue Ryder Homes; Marie Curie Centres; oncology centres; voluntary hospice units; and palliative care centres.
Other Communal Establishments: including schools for people with learning disabilities; holiday homes and hotels; common lodging houses; aged persons’ accommodation; assessment centres; schools; convents and monasteries; nurses’ homes;
Elsewhere: including all places not covered above such as deaths on a motorway; at the beach; climbing a mountain; walking down the street; at the cinema; at a football match; while out shopping; or in someone else's home.
This category also includes people who are pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.
[9]These figures are calculated using the most up-to-date data we have available to get the most accurate estimates.
[10]Non-residents are included in the England and Wales total but not England and Wales separately. For this reason, counts for "England" and "Wales" may not sum to "England and Wales".
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether transcripts were taken of the meetings in May and June 2018 between the Chancellor of Germany and the Prime Minister; and if so, whether they will place copies in the Library of the House.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Prime Minister holds meetings with other leaders regularly in order to further the UK’s foreign policy interests.
In order to maintain the trust of other states and continue the free and frank exchange of information between governments, it is important that discussions between the Prime Minister and other leaders are protected.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they apply in recommending a Member of the House of Commons for award of a peerage or knighthood; and whether an individual MP's voting record on the withdrawal agreement proposed by Her Majesty's Government to Parliament forms part of these criteria.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
Honours recognise long-standing contributions to civic society – this should include those who have made significant contributions to public life through their service to Parliament.
To place this in context, the most recent New Year's Honours List recognised over 1,100 people for their service from all walks of life and all backgrounds across the United Kingdom.
Nominations of political peers similarly reflect the contribution that individuals have made, but also the contribution that they will be able to make in the future as an active member of the Upper House.
Individual votes are not part of any such criteria.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government who the members of the committees which agreed honours for non-political recipients were (1) in 2004, and (2) this year.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
Providing the information would exceed the word limit for responses to Parliamentary Questions.
Full details of the membership of the specialist honours committees in 2018 can be found on the GOV.UK website at www.gov.uk/guidance/honours-committees
Membership of the specialist honours committees was routinely made public from 2005.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of suicides since 2000 of separated fathers compared to those of separated mothers.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place the response in the Library of both houses.
Letter from John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, to The Lord Pearson of Rannoch, dated 15 June 2018.
Dear Lord Pearson,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking about the number of suicides since 2000 of separated fathers compared to those of separated mothers (HL8615).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes suicide rates for the UK, constituent countries, regions and local authorities in England and Wales in an annual bulletin[1].
The information we hold on deaths is limited to what is recorded on the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death by a doctor, provided to the registrar by the informant at the time of death registration, or recorded by a coroner following their inquest into the cause and circumstances of the death. We can provide the number of suicides per year by legal marital status, but we have no available information on whether the deceased was (a) separated at the time of death, that is, living apart from their partner; or (b) was a father or mother.
Table 1 attached provides the numbers and crude rates per 100,00 persons of deaths due to suicide, by sex, for each year between 2000 and 2016 in England and Wales. The rates are broken down by marital status recorded at death. A copy has been placed in the House of Lords Library.
Yours sincerely,
John Pullinger
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 10 June (HL56), whether they will provide updated statistics for the tables entitled <i>Growth in the UK Muslim Population</i>, to show the most recent figures available.
Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.