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Questions for Written Answer for 16 October 2018

Tabled on 15 October 2018 and due for answer by 29 October 2018.

Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for including specific provisions for (1) dyslexia, and (2) other long-term difficulties with literacy, in the Equality Act 2010 in order to improve the provision of assistance for people with such conditions.  HL10628
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Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to local authorities as to when individuals with dyslexia or other long-term difficulties with literacy should qualify for appropriate assistance under the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.  HL10629
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 15 October, whether it is their assessment that rape; abduction; the burning alive of Christian parents, while their children were forced to watch; forced conversion; abduction leading to child marriage; and the imposition of capital punishment in the case of alleged… 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 much UK aid has been received by Pakistan in the past 12 months and in total over the past 20 years; whether any other country receives more bilateral aid than Pakistan; and what indicators are used to establish the effectiveness of this aid in reaching the country’s religious minorities.  HL10631
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Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of claimants in receipt of Universal Credit who will be affected by managed migration they estimate will lose income as a result of the roll out of that scheme in 2019.  HL10632
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Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of those whose income may be reduced as a result of the roll out of Universal Credit through the managed migration process they estimate will be claimants in employment.  HL10633
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Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many families in receipt of Universal Credit affected by any reductions in income caused by the managed migration roll out they estimate have children of school age.  HL10634
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Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement by the Secretary of State for Transport in February that he had instructed Great Western Railway "to prepare plans to introduce regular train services to Okehampton", what progress has been made on such plans; and when they expect the service to start.  HL10635
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Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government on which occasions the rail services between Exeter and Newton Abbott have been disrupted by weather; and what progress has been made on making this stretch of line more resilient.  HL10636
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Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any representations about lowering the projected costs of electrifying the Midland Main Line.  HL10637
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Lord Crathorne to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce entrance charges for overseas visitors to visit national museums and art galleries.  HL10638
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Lord Crathorne to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of superfast broadband coverage in North Yorkshire.  HL10639
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Lord Crathorne to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of dwellings in North Yorkshire have access to superfast broadband.  HL10640
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Lord Crathorne to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of North Yorkshire has geographic mobile network coverage.  HL10641
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Lord Garel-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they will give to Gulalai Ismail, the Pakistani humanist and human rights activist who was arrested in Islamabad on 12 October before being released on bail with her passport confiscated.  HL10642
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Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government what level of benefit is paid to prisoners upon release; and for how many weeks.  HL10643
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Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government how many National Insurance numbers were (1) issued, and (2) deleted in each of the last three years for which records are available.  HL10644
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Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government how many National Insurance numbers were issued in each of the (1) countries of the UK, and (2) regions of England in each of the last three years for which records are available.  HL10645
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the NHS rules and guidelines for psychotropic medicines apply equally to general practitioners, specialists, and consultants.  HL10646
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a recommended time after a person has been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 at which there must be a comprehensive review of all the available medical evidence in that case.  HL10647
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of permanent psychiatric and mental health practitioner posts in England are currently held by locums; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the use of locum practitioners on the quality and effectiveness of treatments.  HL10648
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many posts for qualified psychiatrists and mental health specialists in NHS England are currently vacant; and what percentage of the total this represents.  HL10649
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Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact the closure of the nursing policy unit had on nursing vacancies between 2016 and 2018.  HL10650
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Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure access by nurses to continuing professional development.  HL10651
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Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any requirement for NHS Trusts and Health Boards to collate data on how many (1) junior doctor, (2) consultant, and (3) nurse shifts go unfilled; and if so, to whom any such information is reported.  HL10652
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Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the financial cost to (1) the economy, and (2) the Exchequer, of people with mental health conditions who do not take their prescribed medication.  HL10653
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Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of expanding the prescription charge exempt illnesses list to include mental health conditions.  HL10654
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Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many community prescriptions for mental health conditions were paid for by patients via prescription charges, and (2) what was the percentage of prescriptions for mental health conditions of overall community prescriptions in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, and (c) 2017.  HL10655
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer's.  HL10656
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they give to carers in the early stages of helping sufferers of dementia, including Alzheimer’s; and what training and advice is available on Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer's techniques.  HL10657
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage care homes to adopt Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer's techniques to assist sufferers of Alzheimer’s.  HL10658
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to prioritise deliveries of fuel to local authorities after Brexit so that crucial local services, including public safety and waste collection and disposal, continue to operate.  HL10659
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Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the context of international law, what assessment they have made of the case for referring the government of Israel to the International Criminal Court if the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar goes ahead; what factors they have taken into account in any such assessment; and what arrangements, if any, they have made to make such a referral.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) representations they are making to the government of Israel, and (2) steps they are taking in concert with other parties, to prevent the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar.  HL10661
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Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answers by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 11 October (HL Deb, cols 177–9), what are the legal constraints, if any, on Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary which prevent him undertaking a review of Operation Conifer carried out by the Wiltshire police.  HL10662
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Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answers by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 11 October (HL Deb, cols 177–9), whether there are any provisions in law which would prevent them from conducting an independent inquiry into Operation Conifer.  HL10663
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Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answers by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 11 October (HL Deb, cols 177–9), what communications have taken place between the Home Office and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire since Operation Conifer ended.  HL10664
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Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answers by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 11 October (HL Deb, cols 177–9), whether they have received any indication from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire that he may be prepared to reverse his decision not to conduct an inquiry into Operation Conifer.  HL10665
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Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answers by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 11 October (HL Deb, cols 177–9), what factors have led them to the conclusion that "there are no grounds for the Government to intervene" to instigate an independent inquiry into Operation Conifer.  HL10666
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Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department on 9 October (HC Deb, col 81WH) regarding the extension of the Independent Child Trafficking Advocates Scheme to the West Midlands, the East Midlands and the London Borough of Croydon, (1) what was the process, and (2) what criteria we… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department on 9 October (HC Deb, col 81WH), what proportion of child victims of trafficking in England and Wales (1) are currently eligible for an Independent Child Trafficking Advocate by virtue of being resident in one of the three early adopte… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department on 9 October (HC Deb, Col 81WH) regarding the extension of the Independent Child Trafficking Advocates Scheme, whether the schemes in the West Midlands, the East Midlands and the London Borough of Croydon will provide services to both… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons, if any, they have learned from the French Loi de Programmation 2019–25 process.  HL10670
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Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings the Secretary of State for Defence has had in the last two years with major prime contractors to discuss procurement strategies.  HL10671
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Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many operational defects on (1) HMS Daring, (2) HMS Dauntless, (3) HMS Diamond, (4) HMS Dragon, (5) HMS Defender, and (6) HMS Duncan were reported in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, and (c) 2018 to date.  HL10672
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Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by the Earl of Courtown on 9 October (HL Deb, cols 9–11), how they are encouraging Clinical Commissioning Groups, including Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group, to make available free flash glucose monitoring devices.  HL10673
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Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any contracts drawn up by the Department for Work and Pensions for suppliers working on Universal Credit include a clause requiring the supplier to do nothing that will attract adverse publicity to the Secretary of State or harm public confidence in her.  HL10674
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Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to respond to the finding by the Education Policy Insititute that there has been a 26 per cent rise over the past five years in referrals to children's mental health services in England.  HL10675
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Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the health and well-being consequences for children who were not accepted for treatment last year despite being referred for specialist mental health care.  HL10676
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Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect that all children and young people requiring specialist mental health treatment and care will be able to access such provision.  HL10677
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government whether section 29J of the Public Order Act 1986 remains in force; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which interpretations by the police and Crown Prosecution Service of what constitutes hate crime has altered the application of that provision.  HL10678
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government what restrictions there are on the political and public affiliations of serving soldiers.  HL10679
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Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs of the recommendation by the National Infrastructure Commission that the most convenient and cost-effective way of addressing range anxiety of electric vehicle owners is to locate ultra-rapid charging points in motorway service areas; and whether they intend to provide funding for such c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs of upgrading the electricity network connection to the 54 motorway service areas necessary to provide fully effective coverage of electric charging points; and whether they intend to provide funding for such work.  HL10681
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Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Transport was aware that Crossrail would not open on time when he decided to grant the project extra funding in July.  HL10682
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Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce track access charges for open access train operators; and if so, what factors they will to take into account when setting those charges.  HL10683
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Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the devolved administrations will be (1) given control of how the proposed Shared Prosperity Fund will be spent, and (2) able to make decisions on which projects will benefit from the funding in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.  HL10684
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Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Highways England has conducted an impact assessment on the effect of removing tolls on the Severn Crossings; and whether they will publish any such impact assessment.  HL10685
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice about the General Data Protection Regulation they provide to churches and voluntary organisations who may not have adequate expertise to understand actions taken by them which might be in breach of that Regulation.  HL10686
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what recompense is made to individuals who at their own expense challenge appeals by the Home Office against immigration decisions made by Upper Tribunals.  HL10687
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to prevent any verbal or physical abuse of detainees at immigration detention centres.  HL10688
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many immigrants were removed in (1) 2010, (2) 2014, and (3) 2017 to (a) Somalia, (b) Afghanistan, and (c) the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  HL10689
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government when they listed (1) Somalia, (2) Afghanistan, and (3) the Democratic Republic of the Congo as countries with areas to which all travel was advised against.  HL10690
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Lord Smith of Finsbury to ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their intention that UK Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys should continue to have rights of representation in EU countries, whatever the outcome of the Brexit negotiations might be.  HL10691
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Lord Smith of Finsbury to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will seek to continue the UK's participation in the EU Intellectual Property Office after the UK leaves the EU.  HL10692
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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they made to the BBC prior to 10 October regarding the continuation of edited daily and weekly programmes on the BBC Parliament channel.  HL10693
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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend that the UK will continue to (1) operate the Artist's Resale Right, and (2) participate in the EU Resale Right Directive 2001/84/EC after the UK leaves the EU.  HL10694
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether a 21-month transition period after 29 March 2019 is too short to finalise a trade agreement with the EU.  HL10695
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the National Audit Office’s finding in its report Financial Sustainability of local authorities 2018 that central government funding for local authorities has fallen by half in real terms since 2010.  HL10696
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether councils circumvent the rule against using capital budgets to fund services by making capital investments whose returns then fund day-to-day spending.  HL10697
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the Israeli municipality reportedly not issuing enough permits for Palestinian residential construction in East Jerusalem to avoid overcrowding.  HL10698
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel following the Protection of Civilians Report by the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs which states that, as of 24 September, a total of 306 Palestinian-owned structures have been demolished by Israel this year in East Jerusalem.  HL10699
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding the reported assault and damage in East Jerusalem caused by Israeli settlers.  HL10700
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding the reported prevention by Israeli forces of Palestinians from defending their property.  HL10701
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that United Kingdom companies are not selling equipment to Israel to be used for the demolition of Palestinian villages in the West Bank.  HL10702
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding the violence of Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the West Bank.  HL10703
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Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what relationship the UK will have with (1) the International Science and Technology Centre, and (2) the Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.  HL10704
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Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the outcome of the UK–Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation meeting held in Astana on 8 October.  HL10705
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Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what additional support they intend to offer the Astana International Financial Centre following the UK–Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation held in Astana on 8 October.  HL10706
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