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Questions for Written Answer for 30 November 2023

Tabled on 29 November 2023 and due for answer by 13 December 2023.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what specific mechanisms are in place within UK Aid Direct to ensure that UK aid is distributed in an equitable manner to organisations that offer aid to minority religious communities in Pakistan.  HL691
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps UK AID Direct has taken to ensure that a proportion of UK Aid funds to Nigeria are dedicated to (1) reducing conflict based on religion or belief, and (2) promoting freedom of religion and belief in the region.  HL692
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Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer of Lord Bellamy on 28 November (HL272), whether the figure quoted, of 18 deaths among those serving imprisonment for public protection sentences in secure hospitals up to 31 December 2022, is included within the overall figures of deaths of IPP prisoners published by the HM Prison and Probation Service fo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current levels of police recruitment in England and Wales.  HL694
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Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve early diagnosis and support for individuals with autism, particularly in educational and healthcare settings.  HL695
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Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the UK’s post-Brexit trade deals with key international partners and the economic benefits that are expected to flow from these agreements.  HL696
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Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023, which amend current importer labelling requirements for wine, will apply to wine entering Northern Ireland.  HL697
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Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government why it is not possible to ban the export of live animals from Northern Ireland.  HL698
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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe of 28 November (HL 277), whether they will now answer the question put, namely to list the ministers and whips in the House of Lords alongside their respective salaries and allowances.  HL699
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Lord Gold to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on access to third-party litigation funding of the Supreme Court’s judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) (Appellants) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others (Respondents) [2023] UKSC 28.  HL700
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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 Crewe leg (Phase 2a) of HS2.  HL701
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Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 22 November (HL278), whether the Prime Minister's commitment to deliver new rail schemes "far more quickly" than the scrapped Manchester leg of HS2, as set out in their Network North published in October (CP 946), applies to the lines from (1) Burton to Leicester, and (2… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had about processes for supporting patients presenting at GP surgeries with mental health issues related to potential gambling habits.  HL703
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Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK is actively enforcing its fishing rights.  HL704
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Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the support available to victims of Northern Ireland-related acts of terrorism in mainland Great Britain.  HL705
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Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of mental health services available for Armed Forces across the UK; and whether they plan to make further changes.  HL706
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Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve mental health support services for military veterans, including those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.  HL707
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Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of UK intelligence services' overseas operations in addressing security threats to the UK; and what steps they will take to further enhance intelligence gathering and analysis capabilities.  HL708
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ask NHS England and the Health Quality Improvement Partnership to conduct a clinical audit of urology services.  HL709
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, since the Social Housing (Regulations) Act 2023 received Royal Assent, (1) what steps they have taken regarding the implementation of the requirement under the Act for property managing agents responsible for managing the common parts of private and mixed tenure tall buildings to obtain an appropriate housing management qua… 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 steps they are taking to maximise supply of plasma-derived products, including immunoglobulins and albumin, for medicines that have the potential to improve outcomes for patients.  HL711
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with NHS England’s Commercial Medicines Unit on appropriately recognising the strategic importance of plasma-derived medicinal products.  HL712
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of subjecting all blood and plasma-derived products to a lower payment percentage in the Statutory Scheme Consultation, below the 10 per cent that applies to older products.  HL713
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Lord Johnson of Marylebone to ask His Majesty's Government what is the bidding process for the £7 million of funding to tackle antisemitism in schools and universities, announced in the Autumn Statement.  HL714
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of farmland in mitigating potential flood damage by retaining excess water on fields in times of floods, and whether they have plans to reward farmers in this regard.  HL715
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Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Homecare Medicines Committee will consult publicly on future key performance indicators as part of their review of national homecare medicines.  HL716
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Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England about their desktop review of national home care medicines, and whether they will publish the terms of reference and timetable for this review.  HL717
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Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they provided to train Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates in 2022, and whether this funding came from the NHS workforce training budget or a from separate funding stream.  HL718
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Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for raising public awareness of the use of medical associate professions in the NHS.  HL719
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Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish a progress report on the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, what the interim targets for the plan are, and how the impact of the plan will be measured.  HL720
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Lord Norton of Louth to ask His Majesty's Government what plans the Ministry of Justice has to undertake post-legislative review of (1) the Civil Liability Act 2018, (2) the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018, (3) the Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019, (4) the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, (5) the Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Norton of Louth to ask His Majesty's Government what plans the Home Office has to undertake post-legislative review of (1) the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, (2) the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019, (3) the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, (4) the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Act 2020, (5) the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withd… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the circumstances in which journalists may lawfully be prevented from attending peaceful public events by (1) the police, and (2) the event organisers.  HL723
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Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term impact of the redevelopment of Casement Park in preparation for hosting the UEFA Euro 2028 competition on domestic football in Northern Ireland.  HL724
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase their promotion of social tariffs in areas of deprivation in the light of the finding that many older people are unaware of social tariffs, particularly in the broadband sector, in the report A constant struggle: The impact of high household costs on older people facing financial hardItem 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 precautions they have taken against the spread of infectious diseases resulting from future climate emergencies.  HL726
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to strengthen the regulation of e-scooters and e-bikes following the 1,080 collisions and 7 deaths in the 12 months to June.  HL727
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage employers to pay their employees a real living wage in light of the finding in the report, UK Poverty 2023, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 26 January, that 11 per cent of all destitute respondents are in paid work.  HL728
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Baroness Smith of Newnham to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of Afghans eligible to come to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy who are currently (1) still in Afghanistan, or (2) in Pakistan.  HL729
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Baroness Smith of Newnham to ask His Majesty's Government what advice they are giving to those eligible to come to the UK under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy who are currently in Pakistan and whose visas have expired or will shortly expire.  HL730
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Baroness Smith of Newnham to ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans and their families have come to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy in the last two months, and how many they expect to arrive before 31 December.  HL731
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Baroness Smith of Newnham to ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent change in their policy regarding the cap on the number of Afghans eligible to come to the UK under Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, what plans they have to charter planes to allow those to leave Pakistan and arrive in the UK via a safe route.  HL732
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Baroness Smith of Newnham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role played by the Afghan Territorial Force (ATF) 444 in supporting UK Forces, and whether ATF personnel should be eligible to come to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.  HL733
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Lord Stone of Blackheath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for recognising the actions by the Young Turk and Kemalist regimes against Pontic Greeks between 1914 and 1923 as a genocide.  HL734
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Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total number of children suffering from cancer and on an Education, Health and Care Plan in each of the last three years.  HL735
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Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total number of empty houses for each of the past three years.  HL736
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Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total amount of hectares of uncontaminated brownfield sites in England suitable for house building.  HL737
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Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total amount of hectares of contaminated brownfield sites.  HL738
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Lord Stunell to ask His Majesty's Government which Government-funded construction projects had been awarded to Caledonian Modular prior to its collapse in March, including, for each project, the awarding department, the contract value, and the anticipated costs of remediation of defective work.  HL739
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support retailers in continuing the downward path of inflation.  HL740
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of an increase in unaffordable consumer debt, including credit-card debt, in the new year.  HL741
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that the average tenant household spends 35.3 per cent of their income on rent, what steps they are taking to alleviate financial strain on tenants in the private rental sector.  HL742
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) sanction, and (2) ban, the use of Russian nuclear fuel products, including mined uranium, uranium conversion, uranium enrichment, and nuclear fuel.  HL743
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the yearly revenue earned by Russian state-owned entities from the sale of nuclear fuel products to (1) EU countries, (2) NATO countries, (3) Japan, and (4) the Republic of Korea.  HL744
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the EU, (2) NATO, (3) Japan, and (4) the Republic of Korea, about terminating contracts with Russian state-owned entities for provision of nuclear products.  HL745
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there is sufficient Western uranium conversion capacity and uranium enrichment capacity to replace that provided by Russian state-owned entities.  HL746
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the UK is a net exporter of enriched uranium; and what discussions they have had with the industry regarding growing external markets.  HL747
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Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government how many Gypsy and Traveller sites the Affordable Homes Programme has funded in each year since its inception, and how many in total.  HL748
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