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Questions for Written Answer for 20 December 2018
Tabled on 19 December 2018 and due for answer by 7 January 2019.
Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the monthly estimates of new claims to Universal Credit through natural migration before July 2020. HL12428
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Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what analysis they have undertaken into the accessibility needs of disabled people due to undergo the managed migration process as part of the move to Universal Credit. HL12429
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Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to engage with (1) disabled people, and (2) organisations representing disabled people about the accessibility needs of those undertaking managed migration as part of the move to Universal Credit. HL12430
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Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to conduct an impact assessment of the proposed managed migration process to Universal Credit; if so, whether they will publish that assessment; and if so, when. HL12431
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Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made for people who are unable to use the online system for Universal Credit application and migration. HL12432
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Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to require employers to report annually on actions they, or their agents, have taken to verify that contributions made on behalf of staff to auto-enrolment pension schemes are (1) correct, and (2) have been amended if they were found to be incorrect; and if not, what discussions they have had with the Pensions Regu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes and extent of anti-government demonstrations in Atbara. HL12434
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Lord Barker of Battle to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusions of the UN Conference of Parties 24. HL12435
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Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement the necessary reciprocal legislation for (1) air transport, (2) road haulage, (3) customs and exports of goods, and (4) EU climate change policy as required as a condition of the temporary offers in those areas by the EU's Communication Preparing for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Eu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total receipt to HM Treasury in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18 of (a) VAT payable by retail traders and online traders, (b) income tax at the standard rate, (c) income tax at the higher rate, (d) corporation tax, and (e) capital gains tax. HL12437
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Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total paid in business rates in the UK in respect of (1) offices, (2) retail units including shops, stores and warehouses not engaged in wholesale trade, (3) hotels and restaurants, (4) other leisure and entertainment facilities, (5) commercial car parking facilities, and (6) other VAT taxable activities, in (a) 20… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Clark of Windermere to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in reviewing Personal Independence Payment claims following the High Court judgment on 21 December 2017; whether they will automatically review the cases of all individuals assessed prior to that judgment; and if so, whether those individuals will be informed that their cases are being reviewed. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Davies of Stamford to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken, or plan to take, in response to the arrest in Russia of Edem Bekirov. HL12440
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Lord Flight to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total (1) cost of running the County Court Bailiffs service, and (2) receipts from licences and permits for High Court Enforcement Officers in each of the last five years for which data is available. HL12441
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Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government in which countries the NHS is permitted to host patient identifiable health data; and whether this includes the UK. HL12442
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Baroness Gale to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of all paid for prescriptions are paid for (1) on collection, and (2) by the prescription prepayment certificate. HL12443
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Baroness Gale to ask Her Majesty's Government whether prescriptions collected using the pre-payment certificate are recorded in their statistics as prescriptions that are dispensed free of charge; and if so, what percentage of free prescriptions are collected using the pre-payment certificate. HL12444
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Baroness Gale to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of people in England receive free prescriptions. HL12445
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Baroness Gale to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions have taken place between the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care about the costed breakdown of proposed cuts to the national budget of NHS Continuing Healthcare; whether they intend to provide a detailed rationale to account for the planned reductions in spending; and if so, whether they will publis… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of steps taken in other countries requiring home owners to offer only their primary residences as short-term holiday lets and to register with the local council and pay a fee before doing so. HL12447
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Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government how many secondary school academies teach music at Key Stage 3 at least once a week. HL12448
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Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government how many pupils in state-funded schools in England learning to play instruments in lessons for whole classes provided, or supported, by Music Education Hubs progressed to learn a musical instrument once the whole class tuition ended since 2012. HL12449
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Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Cairncross Review into the sustainability of the press, announced on 28 June, to be published. HL12450
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Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Migration Advisory Committee EEA migration in the UK: final report, published in September, whether they intend to introduce changes to current immigration policy; and if so, what changes. HL12451
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Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have conducted an evaluation of the Tier 4 visa pilot for masters students; if so, when it was completed; and what changes are now proposed in the Immigration Rules. HL12452
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Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of demand for home visits during the managed migration process; and what resource is available to ensure that this service is accessible to all those that need it. HL12453
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Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that people do not incur extra costs, such as obtaining photographic identification, in order to complete Universal Credit applications. HL12454
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Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish further details of the planned test and trial phase of Universal Credit managed migration; and how managed migration will impact vulnerable claimants. HL12455
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Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government whether those currently in receipt of disability related benefits will be regarded as vulnerable claimants for the purpose of the Universal Credit managed migration process. HL12456
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Baroness Hollins to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Disclosure and Barring Service applications for employment in the adult social care workforce took more than (1) 60 days, and (2) 100 days to complete in (a) 2016, and (b) 2017. HL12457
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Baroness Hollins to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average time taken to complete Disclosure and Barring Service applications for employment in the adult social care workforce in (1) 2016, and (2) 2017. HL12458
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Baroness Hollins to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people with a learning disability will be subject to the Universal Credit managed migration process. HL12459
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Baroness Hollins to ask Her Majesty's Government what work they have done to ensure that the application process for Universal Credit is accessible for people with a learning disability. HL12460
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Baroness Hollins to ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement the Department for Work and Pensions has had with organisations representing people with learning disabilities about the Universal Credit managed migration process to ensure that communications are accessible for people with learning disabilities. HL12461
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Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about Israa al-Ghomgham who faces execution for charges related to peaceful activism. HL12462
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they anticipate take-up of income-related benefits to improve after the roll out of Universal Credit; if so, what improvement they anticipate; and over what time period. HL12463
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the government of Greece to provide prompt and humane solutions for refugees currently living in Greece. HL12464
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Institute of Directors' statement, with other business groups, against a "no deal" Brexit. HL12465
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 11 December (HL12190), whether UK citizens who have retired to or are planning to retire to Italy will continue to receive the annual increase in their state pensions if the UK leaves the EU with no deal. HL12466
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of Brexit on (1) UK authors, poets, translators and illustrators, and (2) the wider UK publishing industry, in the case of (a) a negotiated Brexit deal and (b) no deal. HL12467
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 18 December (HL12036), why they have not commenced those parts of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 not yet in force. HL12468
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reform residential leasehold and commonhold law. HL12469
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Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will carry out a consultation on the planned reforms to civil partnerships announced in October; and if so, when. HL12470
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the universal support scheme to cover Universal Credit managed migration; and if so, what additional funding will be made available to Citizens Advice for that purpose. HL12471
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Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Barran on 18 December (HL Deb, col 1697), whether they will seek specific advice from the College of Policing on appropriate guidance on exceptional circumstances justifying the naming a deceased person before charge. HL12472
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Lord Robertson of Port Ellen to ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding support they give to the British American Security Information Council; and for what purposes. HL12473
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Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of NHS registered dental practices in England and Wales in each of the last ten years. HL12474
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Lord Stunell to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Chair of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to speed up the start of the next phase of its work. HL12475
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that private bankers are advising clients to consider moving assets out of the UK due to uncertainty arising from Brexit. HL12476
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Competition and Markets Authority Statutory audit services market study: Update paper, published on 18 December, what plans they have, if any, to implement greater regulatory scrutiny of auditors to improve competition in the accounting industry. HL12477
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that new EU regulations on unsafe goods could have on small businesses based in the UK after Brexit. HL12478
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage UK businesses to invest in growth and expansion plans after Brexit. HL12479
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Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 17 December (HL12096), whether the adoption of the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration would not make any criticism of immigration a criminal offence; and if so, what plans they have to mitigate any such impact on freedom of speech. HL12480
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