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Questions for Written Answer for 3 November 2022

Tabled on 2 November 2022 and due for answer by 16 November 2022.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on UK pension funds of the fall of the Hang Seng Index.  HL3135
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the exposure of UK investors to Chinese government bonds and stocks following the fall of the Hang Seng Index; and what holdings they currently have in the (1) Hong Kong dollar, and (2) Renminbi.  HL3136
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Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to amending any aspects of the Guidance from the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to the Age-Verification Regulator for Online Pornography, published in January 2018 and presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 27 of the Digital Economy Act 2017, before commence… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are under a statutory obligation to update the Guidance from the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to the Age-Verification Regulator for Online Pornography, published in January 2018 and presented to Parliament pursuant to section 27 of the Digital Economy Act 2017; and if so, how often… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to amending any aspects of the Guidance on Age-Verification Arrangements, approved by the House of Lords on 11 December 2018 (HL Deb col 1307), before commencement of the provisions in Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 in the event that the British Board of Film Classification is re-… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are under a statutory obligation to update the Guidance on Age-Verification Arrangements approved by the House of Lords on 11 December 2018 (HL Deb col 1307); and if so, how often they are obliged to update it.  HL3140
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Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government whether there is any existing statutory barrier to staff seconded from Ofcom to the British Board of Film Classification to work on the implementation of the provisions of Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 if they are commenced.  HL3141
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Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 1 November (HL3037), who at Number 10 was involved in the decision not to summon all Privy Counsellors to the next Accession Council; and what position was held by any such individual at the time.  HL3142
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Lord Goodlad to ask His Majesty's Government whether any notifiable diseases, as defined by the Public Health Control of Diseases Act 1984, have been identified as present in the Western Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing Centre; and if so, what steps they are taking as a result.  HL3143
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Lord Goodlad to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of France about the implementation of the 1995 agreement on the return of illegal immigrants; and what was the outcome of these discussions.  HL3144
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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government who is responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of water quality monitors measuring sewage outflows; and whether it is possible for water companies to disable the monitors at critical times.  HL3145
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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to enabling courts to fine individual board members of water companies that persistently pollute rivers and coastal waters.  HL3146
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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government why they failed to meet their statutory obligation to report on the disposal of urban waste water and sludge by the deadline of 31 December 2020.  HL3147
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Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government how many members of the Privy Council were given an automatic invitation to the Accession Council on the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; and what criteria they used in choosing them.  HL3148
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Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government how many members of the Privy Council were put into the ballot for the Accession Council on the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; and how many of those entered in the ballot received an invitation.  HL3149
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Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker why Remembrance Day poppies are not on sale at Peers' Entrance as in previous years.  HL3150
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government how they are publicising to (1) claimants, and (2) advisers, the facility that exists for claimants to make and maintain a universal credit claim not online in cases where they would have difficulty with a digital claim; and what steps have they taken to ensure that (a) universal credit work coaches, and (b) subcontract… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure all schools are aware of the extension of the right to free school meals to children in all families subject to the 'no recourse to public funds' rule.  HL3152
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Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of crimes reported relating to drug dealing in London are investigated by the police.  HL3153
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Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of crimes (1) reported, and (2) investigated, by the police go to court.  HL3154
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Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) public confidence in the police force, and (2) the impact of public confidence in the police force on the proportion of crimes people report.  HL3155
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Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of NHS Blood and Transplant’s blood donation operations, following the amber alert declared on 12 October.  HL3156
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Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of NHS Blood and Transplant’s blood stocks; and how they plan to ensure that their target of six days' worth of supply is reliably maintained.  HL3157
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Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 27 October (HL2608), what are the major vulnerabilities in the non-bank sector in the UK that they have identified over the last five years.  HL3158
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Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the proposed UK delegates attending the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal will be from (1) UK Overseas Territories, and (2) Crown Dependencies.  HL3159
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Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will use the extension to the deadline for publication of targets under the Environment Act 2021 to develop a terrestrial protected areas target, as proposed by the consultation on the targets and to help meet the UK’s commitment to protecting 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030.  HL3160
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Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will bring forward the legislation for targets under the Environment Act 2021 prior to the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in December.  HL3161
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Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what are the key programmes that will enable delivery of the targets under the Environment Act 2021.  HL3162
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Lord Rennard to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister for Security on 1 November (HC Deb col 791), whether the proposed new taskforce to protect parliament from being subverted by foreign powers will examine the funding of (1) think tanks, and (2) other organisations, seeking to influence public policy; and in particular, where such funding comes fro… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, following their commitment in the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2022, published on 28 February, when they will publish their strategic approach to gene therapies.  HL3164
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government how many Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) have been identified through NHS horizon scanning are anticipated to launch in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, (3) 2025, (4) 2026, and (5) 2027.  HL3165
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support patient access to new Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs).  HL3166
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the suitability of their confidential commercial access agreement process for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs).  HL3167
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the merits of establishing a Gene Therapy and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) taskforce.  HL3168
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Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the BBC about cuts to local radio services; and whether they have had any indication that (1) BBC Radio Ulster, or (2) BBC Radio Foyle, will be affected by such cuts.  HL3169
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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the impact that the practice of stopping and reviewing benefits for disabled people who earn over a certain monthly threshold has had on the advertising industry’s project to increase diversity within the sector.  HL3170
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the forecast by the Office for Budget responsibility that higher net migration reduces pressure on government debt over time, what plans they have to introduce changes to the UK immigration rules.  HL3171
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government how much has been spent on (1) council tax reduction, and (2) council tax rebate schemes, in each year since 2008.  HL3172
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are they taking to provide local authorities with additional funding for housebuilding projects.  HL3173
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Lord Wallace of Tankerness to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking or plan to take to implement the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro's independent review of the FCDO support for persecuted Christians: assessment of recommendation's implementation, published on 4 July.  HL3174
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Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the report by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency: The impact of dispatchability on energy storage costs for complementary wave, wind and solar power systems, published in May 2022, and in particular its finding that wave energy can assist with maintaining grid stability as… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what meetings or correspondence they have had with firms and trade bodies in the fisheries industry in 2022 about (1) barriers to, and (2) benefits of, deployment of wave and tidal energy.  HL3176
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Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Callanan on 31 October (HL2667), whether they will place a copy of the analysis referred to in the Library of the House; and what discussions they have had (1) internally, and (2) with industry, in the past 12 months on (a) increasing production of wave and tidal energy, and (b) innovative f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) meetings, and (2) correspondence, they have had with firms and trade bodies in the fisheries industry this year about (a) barriers, and (b) benefits, to deployment of (i) wave, and (ii) tidal energy.  HL3178
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