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Questions for Written Answer for 19 October 2022
Tabled on 18 October 2022 and due for answer by 1 November 2022.
Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase Local Housing Allowance to support those most in need. HL2668
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Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 25 January (HL5285), what changes they have made to their policy on gas storage; and when they expect increased storage capacity to be available. HL2669
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Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is still their policy to apply a one-in-three-out rule for regulation on business. HL2670
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Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on high street retail businesses of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision to withdraw the VAT-free shopping scheme for non-resident visitors announced on 23 September. HL2671
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Lord Bowness to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future role of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. HL2672
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Lord Bowness to ask His Majesty's Government whether their sale of interest in OneWeb to Eutelsat of France was approved under the National Security and Investment Act 2021. HL2673
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Lord Bowness to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current value of their interest in OneWeb. HL2674
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Lord Bowness to ask His Majesty's Government how many OneWeb launches have taken place since Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the halting of launches by the Russian Soyuz; from what locations they were launched; and using what launch vehicle. HL2675
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Lord Bowness to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of being a shareholder in Eutelsat together with the government of China. HL2676
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Lord Bowness to ask His Majesty's Government whether they still appoint directors to the board of OneWeb. HL2677
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Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to refer the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court in accordance to Article 14 of the Rome Statute. HL2678
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Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders, Opposition, and the Right to a Fair Trial in Myanmar, published on 2 September; and what steps they plan to take, if any, to address the situation. HL2679
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Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland, and (2) the relationship between the IRA Army Council and Sinn Féin. HL2680
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Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the requirements of the proposed EU Entry/Exit System (EES) which will be placed on (1) UK citizens, (2) Irish citizens, (3) EU citizens who are not Irish, and (4) non-EU citizens who wish to travel from Northern Ireland to the Irish Republic. HL2681
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential merits of enabling local or regional authorities to influence or control the allocation of School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme budgets for their area. HL2682
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reforming the School Fruit and Vegetable scheme (1) to strengthen local procurement strategies, and (2) to enhance the supply of (a) seasonal, or (b) organic, produce to schools. HL2683
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to enabling local authorities to have a role, on an initial pilot basis, in allocating funding from the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme in their area. HL2684
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by researchers at the University of Cambridge, Preparing for the next pandemic: reserve laboratory staff are crucial, published on 27 September, which recommends that a system of reservist lab scientists should be set up to provide surge capacity to support the response t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research by scientists at the University of Cambridge Pre-diagnostic cognitive and functional impairment in multiple sporadic neurodegenerative diseases published on 12 October; and what steps they plan to take to support early diagnoses of dementia-related diseases. HL2686
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether the new Inter-Ministerial Advisory Group on Science and Technology will be afforded the same decision-making status as its predecessor, the National Science and Technology Council. HL2687
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for allocating the remaining £176 million of the Additional Funding Programme for Mathematical Sciences announced in January 2020. HL2688
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Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they provide to local councils for the provision of allotments; and what plans they have, if any, to increase such funding. HL2689
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Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of light pollution in towns and cities in England; and what steps they plan to take to support local authorities to reduce light pollution. HL2690
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Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 17 October (HL Deb col 952), how many service personnel discharged or dismissed before 2000 for homosexual conduct that was legal in civilian life forfeited their full pension rights; and what plans they have to restore their full rights. HL2691
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Lord Marlesford to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what would be the rate of attendance allowance for Members of the House of Lords in October 2022 if it had been uprated in line with inflation since it was introduced at £300. HL2692
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Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what data they have, if any, to show the proportion of people who tested positive for COVID-19 and were eligible for treatments through the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) and who were able to access such treatments. HL2693
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Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by OpenSAFELY on behalf of NHS England published on 13 October which showed that 24 per cent of potentially eligible patients received treatments through the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU), what additional criteria are being used by CDMUs to improve access to COVID-19 treatments. HL2694
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Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the NICE assessment of Evusheld to be completed; and whether, if approved, the treatment will be provided for patients in England this winter. HL2695
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Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to meet with representatives of the 125 expert clinicians from all four nations of the UK covering 17 relevant medical disciplines and advising the APPG Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics on the efficacy of Evusheld. HL2696
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Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have entered negotiations with AstraZeneca in relation to the cost of procuring Evusheld. HL2697
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Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of (1) a report by BioMed Central (BMD) which suggests that the average length of stay in hospital for COVID-19 patients in England is between 16-29 days; and (2) a report by the US National Library of Medicine which suggests that estimated hospital costs per day for COVID-19 patients in Englan… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Prime Minister has held with the President of the United States of America and the Prime Minister of Australia regarding the AUKUS agreement. HL2699
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Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 31 August (HL2040), how many projects have been funded annually since 2010; how much have those projects been funded for annually since 2010; and how much longer will the UK continue to receive funding from the EU's Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. HL2700
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Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 31 August (HL2041), what was the UK's Integration percentage of the UK's total funding from the EU's Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund annually since 2010; and what was the Integration percentage of all other countries receiving funding from the EU's Asylum, Migratio… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 20 September (HL2243), how many unannounced inspections are planned each month since restarting; whether any test centres have been closed because of an inspection's findings; and (3) whether any test centre staff have been dismissed because of an inspection's findings. HL2702
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Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 21 September (HL2244), what checks they made to ensure questions about the UK's membership in the EU and information about the EU was removed from all Life in the UK tests; what plans they made to ensure test applicants with third edition handbooks published between 28 January 201… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 21 September (HL2171), what plans they have to provide data in a reportable format on the number of test centres delivering tests each month. HL2704
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Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 21 September (HL2176), why the Home Office booklet AN: Naturalisation Booklet: The Requirements and the Process, published on 28 June, states that individuals must wait at least seven days between tests if this is not a formal requirement and only advisory; whether applic… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on their plans to scrap the new affordability rules for housing developments. HL2706
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Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Benyon on 24 May 2021 (HL Deb col 814), whether future Environmental Land Management schemes will include options for farmers and land managers to receive financial assistance for improving public access to the countryside. HL2707
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Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Benyon on 24 May 2021 (HL Deb col 814), what steps they have taken to engage with public access stakeholders in the design of Environmental Land Management policy. HL2708
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The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the agreement reached in Algiers on 13 October by 14 Palestinian factions to hold legislative and presidential elections within 12 months in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and in Gaza; and what plans they have, if any, to offer assistance to that end. HL2709
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