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Questions for Written Answer for 29 October 2018

Tabled on 26 October 2018 and due for answer by 9 November 2018.

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of Bluetongue virus have been identified in sheep in the UK over the last 12 months.  HL11053
Answered
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of free range egg production.  HL11054
Answered
Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the differences, if any, in the legislation relating to weights and measures in Northern Ireland compared to that in place in the rest of the UK.  HL11055
Answered
Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to make the database of rogue landlords and property agents publicly available.  HL11056
Answered
Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the adequacy of the legislation protecting private sector tenants.  HL11057
Answered
Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Portas Review on UK high streets.  HL11058
Answered
Lord Krebs to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a shadow environmental watchdog to come into effect on 30 March 2019 in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if so, (1) how the membership of that shadow watchdog will be determined, (2) what powers the shadow watchdog will have, (3) what the shadow watchdog’s budget will be, and (4) whether they will set a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resources available to the Food Standards Agency to prepare for any additional responsibilities it may assume post-Brexit.  HL11060
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resources available to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to deliver the legislation needed to prepare for Brexit by the time of UK leaves the EU.  HL11061
Answered
Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that councils can make use of any additional flexibility made possible by the removal of the cap on councils' borrowing against their Housing Revenue Account assets to finance the construction of new homes without undue bureaucracy.  HL11062
Answered
Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make any changes to the New Homes Bonus scheme in the next financial year.  HL11063
Answered
Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make further funding available to local authorities to maintain local roads and repair potholes.  HL11064
Answered
Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allocate additional funding to adult social care in the next financial year.  HL11065
Answered
Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to allocate additional funding to children’s services.  HL11066
Answered
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