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Questions for Written Answer for 26 February 2018

Tabled on 23 February 2018 and due for answer by 9 March 2018.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) environmental impact assessments, (2) child rights impact assessments, (3) regulatory impact assessments, and (4) equality impact assessments, have been conducted by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in each of the last two financial years; and of those, how many have resulted in published as… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) environmental impact assessments, (2) child rights impact assessments, (3) regulatory impact assessments, and (4) equality impact assessments, have been conducted by the Home Office in each of the last two financial years; and of those, how many have resulted in published assessments.  HL5816
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Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what enquiries they have made into reports that immigration detainees whose coach caught fire as it took them to a deportation flight were handcuffed by escort staff before they were permitted to disembark.  HL5817
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Lord Boswell of Aynho to ask Her Majesty's Government, for each government department, from July to December 2017, on how many occasions the Scrutiny Reserve Resolution was overridden in (1) the House of Lords, and (2) the House of Commons; and in respect of how many documents an override occurred in (a) both Houses, (b) the House of Lords, and (c) the House of Commons.  HL5818
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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government for what reason, and by whose advice, the overriding true and fair view requirement of sections 226(2) and 227(3) was taken out of the Companies Act 1985 on the implementation of International Accounting Standards; why this was then reinstated as section 393 of the Companies Act 2006, and by whose advice; when section… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 21 February (HL5518), when each director of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) was informed that the FRC was a public body; how they were informed, and how this was documented; whether they will place in the Library of the House letters of appointment for each directo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 20 February (HL5467), whether the Financial Reporting Council changed the wording after my question (HL4627) was tabled on 11 January; and why the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 1 February (HL5095) referred to a position with future effect, not the past and present posi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 12 February (HL5280), what were the circumstances that led to the UK voluntarily adopting International Accounting Standards (IAS) for separate, company-only, accounts by invoking the option under Article 5 of the IAS Regulation 2001; and whether, prior to the UK invokin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government when the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) first became aware of any problems with International Accounting Standards for the capital adequacy of particular banks; by what means the FRC found out about such problems; which banks any such problems applied to; and how the FRC responded to any identified problems.  HL5823
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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 12 February (HL5214), on which issues does the Financial Reporting Council now accept the position set out by Mr Bompas QC; and in particular whether section 831 of the Companies Act 2006 is one such issue.  HL5824
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Baroness Falkner of Margravine to ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK is not a party to the Joint Investigation Team considering the downing of MH17 given the number of victims who were UK citizens.  HL5825
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Baroness Falkner of Margravine to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current investigation into the downing of MH17 and the establishment of a tribunal in the Netherlands.  HL5826
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ascertain the wishes of the people of Northern Ireland on (1) the current political impasse over the restoration of a Northern Ireland Executive, and (2) the implications of leaving the European Union; and whether those issues will be discussed through the establishment of a Civic Forum, as provided for unde… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following their grant to Tunisia, they plan to provide support, either in the form of funding or professional help, to assist with (1) upholding the rule of law, (2) ensuring the independence of the judiciary, (3) due process in criminal investigations and the prosecution of suspects, and (4) the establishment of land registers… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to freeze the UK assets of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and his close associates, until such time as the Saint Sylvestre Agreement is implemented.  HL5829
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to assess the impact of the UK leaving the EU on existing and possible future twinning arrangements between towns and villages.  HL5830
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to reintroduce a 24-hour Accident and Emergency service at Cheltenham General Hospital.  HL5831
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the introduction of a regular air service to St Helena.  HL5832
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the collapse of Carillion may have on the numbers of engineering apprenticeships.  HL5833
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the number of farm accidents.  HL5834
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to tackle the dumping of waste on farmland.  HL5835
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to combat attacks on livestock.  HL5836
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health of the bee population in the UK.  HL5837
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the relocation of a substantial part of Channel 4 outside of London.  HL5838
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what action have they taken to support credit unions in the last two years.  HL5839
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many registered firearms owners there are in England and Wales, broken down by police force area.  HL5840
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of firearms legally held in people's homes as opposed to being held for their owners by gun clubs.  HL5841
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the effects of drinking fruit tea on dental health.  HL5842
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the potential for 3D printing to boost skilled job creation in the UK.  HL5843
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the net reduction in eligibility for free school meals in England following the implementation and roll out of universal credit.  HL5844
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the main elements of the campaign to encourage more fathers to take shared parental leave; and what is the take-up target.  HL5845
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Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards removing barriers to the replacement of homes sold under Right to Buy.  HL5846
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Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the number of metal thefts in England and Wales since 2013; and what steps they are taking to address this issue.  HL5847
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Baroness Suttie to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to make a decision on the future level of funding for the British Council in the developed world.  HL5848
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Baroness Suttie to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the British Council's operations in EU member states in the run-up to Brexit.  HL5849
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the duration of the transition deal they seek to have with the EU; and what assessment they have made of the economic impact on the UK of a longer transition deal.  HL5850
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address concerns about a shortage of labour on British farms.  HL5851
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK remains a competitive destination for foreign firms.  HL5852
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quantity of products they have bought under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy; and how they plan to manage those products following Brexit.  HL5853
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase understanding of, and compliance with, employment laws relating to pregnant women and new mothers.  HL5854
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Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the future of the Iraq Fatality Investigations.  HL5855
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Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Cabinet Office intends to fund the £4.5 million annual cost of running  the National Maritime Information Centre and Joint Maritime Operations Centre; and if not, how they will ensure that departments involved pay the requisite amount.  HL5856
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Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a post with executive authority over the maritime craft of those departments with an interest in coastal littoral activity; and if so, whether that post would lead on procurement of a common fleet of maritime craft in the future.  HL5857
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