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Questions for Written Answer for 21 September 2023

Tabled on 20 September 2023 and due for answer by 4 October 2023.

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what is the minimum expected lifespan of new schools currently being constructed.  HL10342
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of the natural capital destroyed so far by the construction of HS2, either by the Treasury Green Book guide or any other method.  HL10343
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Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 September (HL9964), whether they intend to place in the Library of the House a copy of the full business case submitted by the Council of the Isles of Scilly in connection with that Council’s bid for levelling up funding for new vessels.  HL10344
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Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any studies into the savings which would accrue to the NHS from investment to enable universal, high-quality Fracture Liaison Services across England; and if no such study has been made, whether they intend to commission one.  HL10345
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Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government how many sick days a year are caused by osteoporotic fractures; whether they have conducted any studies into what impact investment to provide universal, high-quality Fracture Liaison Services across England would have on this figure; and if no such study has been made, whether they intend to commission one.  HL10346
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Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the impact of fragility fractures caused by undiagnosed osteoporosis on informal care-givers of working age; and what the impact of this is on the labour market.  HL10347
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Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 6 September (HL9929), whether (1) DCMS, or (2) the office of the Attorney General, have received any representations or complaints about the appointment of trustees to the Actors' Benevolent Fund and the application of section 80 of the Charities Act 2011 by t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 6 September (HL9930), what powers they have to intervene in the work of the Charity Commission where a case is made that it is not acting in the public interest; and if they have no such powers, where accountability for the Commission sits.  HL10349
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Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what contractual commitments Avanti gave them for the supply of food in its first-class rail service.  HL10350
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Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) fires, and (2) deaths, were caused by e-bikes and e-scooters in each of the past five years for which figures are available.  HL10351
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Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 September (HL10070), whether, when a train is not provided or runs in reduced formation (such as having five carriages instead of ten), the revenue of the train provider is reduced proportionately; and whether there is provision for the train provider to pay liquidated d… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Azerbaijan’s military offensive of 19 September in Nagorno-Karabakh; and what representations they have made to that government to encourage it to cease the offensive to allow for a resumption of negotiations with Karabakh Armenians on outstanding issues.  HL10353
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The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian needs of Armenian Karabakhs in Nagorno-Karabakh, following the latest military offensive of 19 September, and what assistance they are providing to meet those needs.  HL10354
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Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what checks, paperwork or monitoring will be introduced with respect to the movement of the goods covered by the Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.  HL10355
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Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 19 September (HL10107), what consultations have taken place about the membership of the independent advisory panel as set out in Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/786; and who has so far been appointed to the panel.  HL10356
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government when, if at all, they intend to publish the operational processes and circumstances in which the Home Office will use the ‘vice versa’ power of child transfer from local authority care under the Illegal Migration Act 2023.  HL10357
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government whether an assessment been made of the barriers preventing a Biometric Residence Permit from being issued at the same time as a letter granting refugee status.  HL10358
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions have taken place among (1) the Home Office, (2) the Department for Work and Pensions, and (3) the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on extending the move-on period for newly recognised refugees to at least 56 days, in line with the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and applications for Uni… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, discussions they are holding with the EU regarding amending the terms of the Windsor Framework.  HL10360
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Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to strengthen Northern Ireland's place within the Union in light of the adoption of the Windsor Framework; and whether any such legislation will affect the operation and implementation of the Windsor Framework.  HL10361
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Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker on how many occasions, and when, the Leave of Absence Sub-Committee has declined to recommend that leave of absence be granted.  HL10362
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the government of Ireland regarding the possibility of inter-state proceedings in the European Court of Human Rights in response to the enactment of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.  HL10363
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their financial support for Zimbabwe in the light of concerns that its Presidential election was not free and fair.  HL10364
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what has been the total cost so far of setting up (1) the UK Internal Market Scheme, and (2) the Trader Support Service.  HL10365
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Caine on 7 November 2022 (HL Deb col 530), what assessment they have made of the compatibility of Article VI of the Union of Ireland Act 1800 with the green and red lane system in the Windsor Framework.  HL10366
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what authorisations are required, and what customs information needs to be provided, by a trader moving goods from Liverpool to Glasgow or between any other two locations in Great Britain.  HL10367
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 19 September (HL10083), whether they intend to direct NHS England to change the name of the Advisory Group for Data to avoid confusion with the National Data Advisory Group.  HL10368
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what are (1) the remit, and (2) the work programme, of the Department for Health and Social Care’s Private Office Data Science unit.  HL10369
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Lord Lansley to ask His Majesty's Government whether, and if so when, they will initiate negotiations towards a free trade agreement with the Maldives.  HL10370
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Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scope under existing law for levying VAT on the fees charged by independent schools with charitable status.  HL10371
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Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the non-nuclear ammunition available to UK armed forces.  HL10372
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Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the calls by UNESCO to either amend or not proceed with plans for a road tunnel by Stonehenge.  HL10373
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Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of take-up of electric vans; what assessment they have made of the impact on the targets contained in their paper Consultation on a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate and CO2 emissions regulation for new cars and vans in the UK, published on 30 March; and whether they have any… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to develop a National Transport Strategy.  HL10375
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Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statistics from Eurocontrol that on 28 August over 2,000 flights were cancelled; whether they have assessed why those figures differ from the figure supplied by NATS that 1,500 were cancelled; and what is their explanation for the difference between the NATS figure that 575 flights were delaye… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 19 September (HL Deb col 1332), why there are NATS staff shortages at Edinburgh, Manchester and Bristol airports; and whether those shortages are similar to those at Gatwick cited by the Minister in her answer.  HL10377
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to provide policy options on the immunisation programme for Respiratory Syncytial Virus.  HL10378
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government when they will go to tender for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus immunisation programme.  HL10379
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the EU regarding an SPS Veterinary Agreement following the implementation of the Windsor Framework.  HL10380
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Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Iran’s recent decision to withdraw accreditation from several inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency.  HL10381
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Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government, following the proscription of the Wagner Group, what assessment they have made of the case for proscribing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.  HL10382
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help the Frontier AI Taskforce build safe and reliable frontier AI models.  HL10383
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect the interests of the residents and taxpayers of Birmingham following the recent announcement about that city's bankruptcy.  HL10384
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by The Prince's Trust and LADbible Gen Z: Redefining Dream Jobs, published on 19 September; in particular, the finding that 57 per cent of young people surveyed had lowered their long-term aspirations over the last two years due to concerns about mental health and the incre… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce a universal social tariff for water to keep water bills affordable for all customers irrespective of income.  HL10386
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Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what figures they hold for UK exports to the EU in (1) 2019, and (2) 2022; and what assessment they have made of the estimated difference in the figures for 2022 if the UK had remained in the EU.  HL10387
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how much capital budget was allocated to (1) Northern Ireland, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales, for each of the past five years including the 2023–24 financial year.  HL10388
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government, following the letter from the Secretary of State for Health to his counterparts in the Welsh and Scottish governments on 13 August, what (1) arrangements, or (2) agreements, they have made with those governments concerning the reduction of hospital waiting lists.  HL10389
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Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to require all providers of public services (whether the provider is a public body or in the private sector), to provide a facility, whenever they email customers or potential customers, for that email to be answered by email and not to prevent a response with a "no-reply" communication addres… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 19 September (HL9920), what plans they have to evaluate the success of the High Potential Individual (HPI) entry visa route to the UK; and what criteria and data they plan to use in assessing the extent to which the HPI route has met its stated objective of suppor… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how they identify the non-UK universities whose graduates are eligible for a High Potential Individual (HPI) entry visa; and which universities have either been removed from or added to the list of these universities since the HPI visa was introduced.  HL10392
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Lord Woodley to ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners currently serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence have served more than (1) 5, (2) 10, or (3) 15, years over their original tariff.  HL10393
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Lord Woodley to ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence have (1) died, (2) been transferred to secure hospitals, or (3) been sent to another country under the Tariff-Expired Removal Scheme, in each of the past 10 years.  HL10394
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