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Questions for Written Answer for 15 November 2023

Tabled on 14 November 2023 and due for answer by 28 November 2023.

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the combined impacts of microplastics and antimicrobial pollutants in driving antimicrobial resistance emergence in the environment, and what steps they are taking to mitigate these impacts.  HL264
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 25 October (HL10678), what steps they intend to take to ensure that the environmental horticulture industry, previously known as “ornamental” horticulture and not including food, receives adequate support and acknowledgement, and is regarded as part of the “green econo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government whether, in advance of the next UN General Assembly in December, they will reconsider their opposition to the UN Resolution Addressing the Legacy of Nuclear Weapons: Providing Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation to Member States Affected by the Use or Testing of Nuclear Weapons, given that 171 co… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to water quality, what assessment they have made of whether the replacements to the EU Water Framework Directive will result in the improved monitoring of water quality; whether they intend to create a UK specific Hazardous Watch List; and if so, whether this will consider antimicrobial resistance select… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce deforestation and other environmental impacts of commercial supply chains in the light of evidence indicating that they result in (1) the spread of infectious disease, and (2) the proliferation of antimicrobial resistance.  HL268
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Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government when if at all they intend to reply to the letter dated 15 September from Lord Berkeley to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and the Leader of the House of Commons, regarding the governance of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and similar bodies established by Royal Charter, which called for… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the latest estimated cost for the construction of HS2 from the Eastern end of Old Oak Common station and the proposed six platform HS2 Euston station.  HL270
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Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government whether accessible station transfers for disabled passengers and passengers with luggage at Old Oak Common and Euston stations will be re-designed, given that building work on HS2 has been paused between these stations.  HL271
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Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving an imprisonment for public protection sentence have died in secure mental health facilities.  HL272
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Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government whether the deaths of prisoners serving an imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentence in secure mental health facilities are included in overall figures of deaths of IPP prisoners, published by the HM Prison and Probation Service.  HL273
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Lord Cameron of Dillington to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to developing a publicly accessible database on the UK’s subsurface to optimise understanding of it.  HL274
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Lord Cameron of Dillington to ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to (1) implement a national framework for the licensing of land for geothermal drilling, and (2) streamline permissions to enable geothermal drilling to take place.  HL275
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The Lord Bishop of Derby to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of careers advice in increasing the number of apprenticeships taken on.  HL276
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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask His Majesty's Government what are the salaries and allowances of each of the Ministers and Whips in the House of Lords.  HL277
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Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 63 in the Department of Transport's document Network North published in October (CP 946), what is (1) the estimated cost, and (2) the estimated completion date, for the lines from (a) Burton to Leicester, and (b) Stoke to Leek.  HL278
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Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government which members of His Majesty's Government are not in receipt of a ministerial salary.  HL279
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Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 26 October (HL10766), how much money has been spent to date on the Manchester leg of HS2.  HL280
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Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of sexual and gender-based violence perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October; and what discussions they have had with (1) other governments, and (2) the United Nations and other international organisations and officials, on the basis of this assessment.  HL281
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Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government how many transfers of residency orders have been issued by family courts in the past two years; and of those, (1) how many were issued following findings or allegations of parental alienation, and (2) how many were made in favour of a parent previously accused of child sexual abuse.  HL282
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Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse perpetrated by a parent have been heard in private law family proceedings in the past two years; and how many findings of child sexual abuse were made in those proceedings.  HL283
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Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases involving allegations of parental alienation or alienating behaviours have been heard in private law family proceedings in each of the past five years; and how many findings of parental alienation or alienating behaviours were made in those proceedings.  HL284
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Football Association about the implications for fairness and safety for women in football of their policy developments on the inclusion of transgender people.  HL285
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 7 June (HL Deb col 1439), whether they can now provide details on (1) how the scheme under section 2 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 will work in practice, and (2) the arrangements for implementing provisions relating to the section 4 application form, including a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government why, from the next release of the benefit cap statistics, information on the youngest child in capped households will be suspended; and whether they propose to resume publication of those data in later releases.  HL287
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government when the British Army most recently evaluated the feasibility of a transition to all-adult recruitment; and what the findings of any such evaluation were.  HL288
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government whether they collect data on the reading ages of new army recruits under the age of 18; and if so, what those data indicate.  HL289
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The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with professional musicians and the airline industry to review rules on travelling with musical instruments which cannot be put in the hold; including the adoption of a clear and uniform policy for such instruments which would then be consistently applied.  HL290
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The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current rates of absences in (1) severely absent, and (2) persistently absent, school pupils; and how this compares to pre-pandemic absences; what steps they are taking to reduce absence rates; and what assessment they have made of the correlation between both categories and future criminal c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international partners, including the governments of the US and Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority, on post-war scenarios for the administration of Gaza.  HL292
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The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of Palestinian civilians who have been killed in the Israel-Palestine conflict since 7 October.  HL293
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The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the security and humanitarian situation in northern Myanmar, in particular in Shan State.  HL294
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The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the General Medical Council report The state of medical education and practice in the UK: Workforce report 2023, published on 13 November, in particular of the findings relating to traditional or non-traditional career pathways; and what steps they are taking to support greater flexi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the stock of approved antiviral treatments of COVID-19, including those recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in August are made readily available to all vulnerable patients.  HL296
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Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government how many people sentenced to Detention for Public Protection were (1) in prison having never been released, (2) in prison having been recalled, and (3) in the community on licence, in each of the most recent four quarters.  HL297
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Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government how many people sentenced to Detention for Public Protection are currently over their tariff and remain in prison having never been released by (1) original tariff length, and (2) time over tariff.  HL298
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Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government how many incidents of self-harm were recorded by people serving a sentence of Detention for Public Protection in each year since 2005.  HL299
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Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government how many deaths were recorded of people serving a sentence of Detention for Public Protection in each year since 2005; and of those, how many were classified as (1) homicide, (2) natural causes, (3) self-inflicted, or (4) other.  HL300
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Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving a sentence of Detention for Public Protection were recalled to prison in each year since 2005.  HL301
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Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving a sentence of Detention for Public Protection were released from prison in each year since 2005.  HL302
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Baroness O'Neill of Bexley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of (1) awarding local authorities five-year highways funding allocations, and (2) moving highways funding currently allocated to Transport for London towards London borough councils.  HL303
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Baroness O'Neill of Bexley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to encourage high street banks to work together to establish banking hubs to protect access to cash.  HL304
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Baroness O'Neill of Bexley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that General Practitioner and Dentistry services are prepared for increased demand arising from future housing developments.  HL305
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Baroness O'Neill of Bexley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of devolving fine-setting powers for fly-tipping and littering offences to local authorities.  HL306
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Baroness O'Neill of Bexley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Apprenticeship Levy funding is used in its entirety rather than being returned to His Majesty's Treasury.  HL307
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Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the financial stability of Somerset Council.  HL308
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Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage District Network Operators to make the process of grid connection and upgrade easier for fleets installing EV charging infrastructure; and whether they have any plans to expand Project Rapid to focus on additional transport hubs such as airports, shared depots and truck rest areas.  HL309
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Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address regional disparities in chargepoint provision per capita in each locality.  HL310
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Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 28 March (HL6760), what steps they have taken in support of preparation for the maintenance phase of hepatitis elimination.  HL311
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Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 28 March (HL6761), what assessment they have made of the opportunities of utilising peer-to-peer support workers and volunteers with lived experience in the delivery of inclusion health initiatives.  HL312
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Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the quality and consistency of short scrap metal to meet increased demand for future electric arc furnace steelmaking.  HL313
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Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK is not left behind following a potential agreement between the US and EU on Global Sustainable Steel and Aluminium.  HL314
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Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of introducing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to the steel industry for the purposes of decarbonisation through a tariff on carbon intensive products.  HL315
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Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Swinburne on 25 September (HL10097), what steps they have taken to ensure that local authorities have up to date local plans in place; and how many authorities are yet to submit their plans.  HL316
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Alzheimer's Research UK report Tipping Point: The Future of Dementia, published in September, what steps they are taking to address the finding in that report that "38 per cent of over-65s in England estimated to be living with dementia never get a diagnosis", potentially rendering them inelig… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Alzheimer's Research UK report Tipping Point: The Future of Dementia, published in September, whether they have any plans with the NHS to conduct a national clinical trial of blood tests to support the development of methods to promote the diagnosis of dementia at different stages of its devel… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Alzheimer's Research UK report Tipping Point: The Future of Dementia, published in September, what steps they are taking to support the implementation of new dementia diagnostics such as blood tests.  HL319
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Alzheimer's Research UK report Tipping Point: The Future of Dementia, published in September, what steps they are taking to improve access to dementia diagnosis technologies, such as PET scans and lumbar punctures.  HL320
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Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 21 March 2022 where she stated that they reserve the right to introduce legislation for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting "at a future point, if and when the reporting tools are sufficiently developed, effective in driving positive change and accessible to more businesses" (HL De… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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The Earl of Shrewsbury to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the pricing structure of petrol and diesel fuel sold in motorway service stations; and what if any action they intend to take to ensure a fair pricing structure, which is competitive with off-motorway suppliers, is enforced.  HL322
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Lord Taylor of Goss Moor to ask His Majesty's Government in real terms what was the average per pupil funding for secondary schools in (1) England, and (2) Cornwall, (a) this year, and (b) for each year since 2005 for which figures are available.  HL323
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Lord Taylor of Goss Moor to ask His Majesty's Government in real terms what was the average per student funding for further education colleges in (1) England, and (2) Cornwall, (a) this year, and (b) for each year since 2005 for which figures are available.  HL324
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Lord Taylor of Goss Moor to ask His Majesty's Government what was the value in real terms of vehicle excise duty receipts each year since 2000 for which figures are available.  HL325
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Lord Taylor of Goss Moor to ask His Majesty's Government what was their expenditure in real terms on road maintenance each year since 2000 for which figures are available.  HL326
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Lord Taylor of Goss Moor to ask His Majesty's Government how many new homes were completed each year since 2005 for which figures are available.  HL327
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Lord Taylor of Goss Moor to ask His Majesty's Government how many new homes have been created each year since 2005 for which figures are available, broken down between (1) flats, and (2) houses.  HL328
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people struggling to pay their bills given the increased cost of living.  HL329
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the effects and damage across the country of Storm Debi.  HL330
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address abuse faced by retail employees and ensure their safety and wellbeing.  HL331
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Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government how many people died as result of road accidents in England in the most recent period of five years for which complete figures are available; of these, (1) how many deaths occurred on roads where there was a speed limit in effect of 40 miles per hour or below, and (2) how many where no such speed restriction was in force.  HL332
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