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Questions for Written Answer for 13 November 2023
Tabled on 9 November 2023 and due for answer by 23 November 2023.
Lord Bailey of Paddington to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce waiting times for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer and are waiting for radiotherapy treatment. HL153
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Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government how many people have been (1) killed, and (2) injured, in London by pedicabs in each of the last five years. HL154
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Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to Avanti Trains about the number of train cancellations they announced following the extension of their franchise for a further three years in September. HL155
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Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to Avanti Trains concerning implementation of the “one click” automatic delay repay system as operated by LNER. HL156
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Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out any analysis of the number of troops from Cuba who may be fighting for Russia against Ukraine. HL157
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Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what contribution they make to the Paris Club group of official creditors; how they monitor the use of any contributions to the group, and in particular whether any funds have been provided to Cuba in the last five years in funding or in debts being written off. HL158
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Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote social cohesion and understanding between the devolved administrations. HL159
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Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) strengthen, and (2) protect, the UK's borders. HL160
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Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the education system remains globally competitive. HL161
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Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of ministerial time that would be required to review all parole release decisions in ‘top tier’ cases. HL162
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Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask His Majesty's Government whether decisions to veto a parole board decision to release in ‘top tier’ cases would be based solely on the Minister’s personal view of whether the test was met or not; and if so, why a Minister is better placed than a Parole Board to make such an assessment. HL163
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Baroness Featherstone to ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to page 60 of the Infected Blood Inquiry's second interim report, published on 5 April, what work they have been done to register those eligible for interim compensation payments with existing support schemes, before the final report is published. HL164
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Baroness Featherstone to ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to recommendation 18 of the Infected Blood Inquiry's second interim report, published on 5 April, that a compensation scheme should be set up now and it should begin work this year. HL165
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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government, following the major technology outage experienced by the British Library as a result of a cyber-attack, whether they are confident that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect this national collection. HL166
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings took place in the last 10 years between Ministers and representatives of Babylon Health. HL167
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions took place with NHS bodies with a view to any encouragement for them to contract with Babylon Health. HL168
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the integration of accredited counsellors and psychotherapists into the existing mental health workforce to bolster recruitment and retention. HL169
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the supply of qualified and experienced counsellors and psychotherapists to meet the severity and range of mental health problems experienced by people across the country. HL170
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to utilise the expertise of trained counsellors and psychotherapists in the 10 newly announced mental health support hubs for children and young people. HL171
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Tumours Inquiry Report Pathway to A Cure, published in February 2023, what steps the Department for Health and Social Care is taking to support early-stage researchers to develop their skills in the field of brain tumour research. HL172
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Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with Homes England on developing legacy allocated land for residential development at Great Kyne (Castor and Ailsworth) in Peterborough to meet the housing delivery targets in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and the East of England. HL173
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to tackle childhood cancer. HL174
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The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask His Majesty's Government which means of communication are mandatory for constituents affected by boundary changes; and what assessment they have made of how effective these processes have been in ensuring constituents in affected constituencies are informed in advance of any such changes. HL175
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Lord Lucas to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the propriety of Crown Prosecution Service staff referring to live criminal cases as examples of transphobic hate in published material such as newsletters, and roundtable reports, and what guidance they have issued in this regard. HL176
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Lord Lucas to ask His Majesty's Government what meetings or conversations the Crown Prosecution Service has had with (1) Stonewall or other campaigners for transgender rights, and (2) campaigners for the gender critical point of view, in the past three years; and on what policies or practices were these groups consulted during that time. HL177
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Lord Lucas to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Crown Prosecution Service’s assertion that there is a “Global narrative attacking the rights of all protected characteristics” as stated in its Pride Month Hate Crime Roundtable report of 23 June, published on the Crown Prosecution Service website. HL178
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Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government how many appeals against the issue of Community Protection Notice were successful in each year since 2015; and whether they have any plans to review the appeals process to ensure that it is operating as intended. HL179
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what contingency planning they have undertaken to manage any disruption to imports to the UK resulting from any potential problems with the implementation of the Border Target Operating Model. HL180
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish (1) their full modelling on the inflationary impact of the Border Target Operating Model, and (2) their full modelling on the additional cost to be incurred by businesses as a result of the Border Target Operating Model; and if so, when. HL181
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assumptions they have made on the Common User Charge and charges to be applied at other Border Control Posts in (1) their modelling on the inflationary impact of the Border Target Operating Model, and (2) their modelling on the additional cost to be incurred by businesses as a result of the Border Target Operatin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will repeat their modelling of (1) the inflationary impact of the Border Target Operating Model, and (2) the additional cost to be incurred by businesses resulting from the Border Target Operating Model, once a decision on a Common User Charge is published; and if so, whether they will publish any such fu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the disbanding of the Energy Efficiency Taskforce. HL184
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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask His Majesty's Government how many adults completed Multiply adult numeracy courses in (1) 2021, (2) 2022, and (3) 2023 to date. HL185
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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask His Majesty's Government how many adults have completed Multiply adult numeracy courses, broken down by region. HL186
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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask His Majesty's Government how many Global Talent Network visas have been issued to date. HL187
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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask His Majesty's Government how many Global Entrepreneur visas have been issued to date. HL188
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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) India Young Professionals Scheme visas, (2) Entrepreneur visas (Tier 1), (3) Investor visas (Tier 1), (4) Global Talent visas, and (5) High Potential Individual visas, have been issued to date. HL189
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The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich to ask His Majesty's Government what compensation is available to traditional free range turkey farmers who slaughter on farm for birds that have been slaughtered and are hanging as part of the maturation process at the time bird flu is detected. HL190
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The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that single living and service family accommodation is adequately maintained this winter. HL191
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Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 26 September (HL10118), whether the live operational databases referred to in that answer have a field for inputting the child's age; and if so, when the age is initially entered, how the age is initially determined, and how, when, and by whom, it is quality assured. HL192
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Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make the provision of reliable Wi-Fi on trains a condition of awarding franchises. HL193
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat racial discrimination in the rental market and ensure fair and equal access to housing for all. HL194
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent rise in car insurance premiums; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this rise on motorists. HL195
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the safe evacuation of British nationals who are facing challenges trying to leave Gaza. HL196
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