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Questions for Written Answer for 11 January 2024

Tabled on 10 January 2024 and due for answer by 24 January 2024.

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what are the top five causes of (1) disability, and (2) premature death, in England; and how the NHS plans to mitigate or reduce each cause.  HL1381
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Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ask the Royal Osteoporosis Society to establish ‘lived experience’ focus groups for people with Osteoporosis to inform their Major Conditions Strategy; and what plans they have to include the issue of bone fractures in the Strategy.  HL1382
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Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government, further to comments by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care in the Sunday Express on 20 August 2023, when they plan to publish details on ways to establish more fracture liaison services.  HL1383
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to adapt the process under section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 for when third-party states accede to plurilateral trade agreements after UK implementing legislation has been passed.  HL1384
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to issue a public statement in response to targeting by the government Hong Kong's of (1) Benedict Rogers of Hong Kong Watch, (2) Luke de Pulford of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, and (3) Bill Browder of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, by alleging involvement with the case of British… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Bach to ask His Majesty's Government, of the Police and Crime Commissioners elected in May 2021, how many have appointed new chief executives of their offices since their election; of those, which have subsequently appointed further chief executives, including interim chief executives, and on how many occasions.  HL1386
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Lord Bach to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost by force area of the severance payments paid to chief executives of offices of police and crime commissioners  in each of the financial years 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24 to date.  HL1387
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Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what are the (1) dates, (2) names of attendees, and (3) the groups or organisations those attendees represented, of all meetings on or after 1 December 2020 where the draft schools guidance on gender-questioning children, published 19 December 2023, was discussed where both (a) representatives (including Commissioners and officers) o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of motorway service stations have at least six rapid or ultra-rapid chargers for electric vehicles.  HL1389
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Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what are the current geographic locations, where known, for all living recipients of Companions of Honour.  HL1390
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Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many honours, by each award level, were received in each region or nation of the UK in the New Year’s Honours 2024; and what percentage of the population of each such region or nation that number represents.  HL1391
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Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working or providing service to, the South Yorkshire area at the time of their nomination for an honour in the New Year’s Honours 2024 list.  HL1392
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Lord Framlingham to ask His Majesty's Government what part, if any, the Ombudsman has played in the Post Office Horizon scandal.  HL1629
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Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working or providing service to, the Sheffield City Region at the time of their nomination for an honour in the New Year’s Honours 2024 list.  HL1393
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Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, in the combined Mayoral authority of South Yorkshire, how many residents received an award above the level of MBE in the New Year’s Honours 2024 list.  HL1394
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Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the recipients of honours in the New Year's list 2024 have already received recognition in previous honours lists.  HL1395
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Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 20 December 2023 (HL1201), when they expect any further services to be reintroduced between Nottingham and Lincoln, as passenger numbers now exceed those before the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL1396
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Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 December 2023 (HL1133), whether the prosecutions referred to are for income tax or VAT offences, and what assessment they have made of the sufficiency of the resources targeting these offences.  HL1397
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Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 20 December 2023 (HL1202), what specific action they have taken to make additional rolling stock available to the train operator, and whether actual or potential consequent loss of revenue is considered when such decisions are made.  HL1398
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Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 21 December 2023 (HL1254), to what extent foregone revenue and delay repay compensation are taken into account when they are considering increasing the capacity of railway services.  HL1399
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Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 20 December 2023 (HL1200), what discussions they have had with Hitachi about using their Newton Aycliffe plant to alleviate overcrowding, in particular between Cardiff and London, by repairing damaged rolling stock to enable services to be run with the scheduled number of carria… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Buscombe to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the environmental horticulture sector in helping the UK to reach its net zero targets.  HL1401
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Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask His Majesty's Government whether they expect integrated care boards in England to be able to identify how much money they spend on children’s hospices; and, if not, what action they will take.  HL1402
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Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the budget of NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS funded Nursing Care is spent on pensioners.  HL1403
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Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice to ask His Majesty's Government which (1) benefits, and (2) programmes, provide adult social care to adults of pension age, including (a) caseload by programme, and (b) total expenditure by programme.  HL1404
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The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for 10-year rent settlements for social homes to create certainty for social housing providers.  HL1405
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The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for establishing a commission on affordable housing to set levels of grant for affordable housing based on expert projections.  HL1406
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The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for annually indexing Local Housing Allowance to rent levels.  HL1407
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Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government whether visas for relocation to the UK under (1) the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, and (2) the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme, include a date of issue.  HL1408
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Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 18 December 2023 (HL Deb col 2048), on what date they announced that housing in the UK need not be secured before a visa for relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy or Afghan citizens resettlement scheme can be issued.  HL1409
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps are they taking to prevent children falling into poverty during future economic crises, in response to the conclusions of the UNICEF report Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth, published on 6 December 2023.  HL1410
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the positive impacts of the Canada Child Benefit that was introduced in 2016, and what lessons they have learned from it in developing their own policies.  HL1411
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UNICEF report Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth, published on 6 December 2023, and its finding that the UK has seen the greatest increase in child poverty out of the 40 countries featured in the report; and what steps they are taking to prevent a further increase.  HL1412
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Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the requirement set for companies by the Environment Agency that new flow monitors be installed on wastewater treatment works, what update can they provide on the progress of these installations.  HL1649
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The Earl of Effingham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote, encourage and ensure the involvement of UK small and medium sized-enterprises in the supply chain for the global combat air programme.  HL1413
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Lord Garnier to ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners serving (1) determinate, and (2) indeterminate, sentences have been granted compassionate release from prison on the grounds of ill-health in each year since 2019.  HL1414
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Lord Garnier to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) males, and (2) females, aged (a) 15 to 17, (b) 18 to 20, (c) 21 to 24, (d) 25 to 29, (e) 30 to 39, (f) 40 to 49, (g) 50 to 59, (h) 60 to 69, (i) 70 to 79, and (j) 80 and older, are currently in prison, broken down by offence category.  HL1415
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Lord Garnier to ask His Majesty's Government how many people currently in prison aged 80 or older are serving a sentence they originally received when aged (1) 15 to 17, (2) 18 to 20, (3) 21 to 24, (4) 25 to 29, (5) 30 to 39, (6) 40 to 49, (7) 50 to 59, (8) 60 to 69, and (9) 70 and older.  HL1416
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Lord Garnier to ask His Majesty's Government how many, and what proportion of, prisons holding young adults are (1) using the HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) maturity screening tool, and (2) using the HMPPS Choices and Changes resource pack.  HL1417
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Lord Garnier to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners who were aged 25 years or younger at the time of sentencing, were serving a life sentence in custody with a tariff of 15 years or more, split by ethnic group, in each year since 2021; and of these how many were (a) unreleased, or (b) recalled.  HL1418
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Lord Garnier to ask His Majesty's Government what the average tariff length in months for murder was in (1) 2022, and (2) 2023.  HL1419
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of cells in (1) the female prison estate, and (2) the male prison estate, have in-cell telephony; and what proportion of cells in each prison have that facility.  HL1420
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what is the cost per minute to make a call from (1) a prison wing payphone, and (2) an in-cell phone, to (a) a landline, and (b) a mobile phone, at (i) weekends, and (ii) weekdays.  HL1421
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government how many, and what proportion of, people reoffended within one year of release from prison by accommodation status at (1) release, and (2) three months post-release, in each of the last three years.  HL1422
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Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government how much the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has spent on the Issues in Countering Terrorism course by the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London in the last 12 months, and on what dates the training has taken place.  HL1423
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Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government how much the Ministry of Defence has spent on the Issues in Countering Terrorism course by the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London in the last 12 months, and on what dates the training has taken place.  HL1424
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Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government how much the Ministry of Justice has spent on the Issues in Countering Terrorism course by the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London in the last 12 months, and on what dates the training has taken place.  HL1425
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Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government how much the Home Office has spent on the Issues in Countering Terrorism course by the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London in the last 12 months, and on what dates the training has taken place.  HL1426
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Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the different presentations given to civil servants on the Issues in Countering Terrorism course by the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London, redacted as necessary for national security and public safety.  HL1427
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Lord Hampton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to form an independent crash investigation unit for bus safety incidents where serious injury or death has or might have occurred, based on the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, Air Accidents Investigation Branch, and Marine Accident Investigation Branch.  HL1428
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Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what directions and guidance the Department of Health and Social Care will provide to integrated care boards on commissioning palliative and end of life care for children and young people.  HL1429
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Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government how much money was spent per case on palliative and end of life care for children and young people in (1) 2022, and (2) 2023; and how much they anticipate spending in 2024.  HL1430
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Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospects of equitable access to hospice care for all children and young people who need palliative and end of life care in 2024.  HL1431
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Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether they expect integrated care boards to be able to identify how many children and young people access children’s hospices; and what steps they will take if they cannot.  HL1432
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any plans for an independent review of the College of Policing.  HL1433
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many Ukrainians have been hosted with families in Northern Ireland since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.  HL1434
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure those diagnosed with HIV through opt-out testing in emergency departments are effectively referred for treatment, whether their diagnosis is new or previously known.  HL1435
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Markham on 27 February 2023 (HL5458) and 14 March 2023 (HL5916), and following the completion of the Federated Data Platform and Associated Services procurement, whether they will now place in the Library of the House examples of (1) the YAML specifications, and (2) the Python code, me… 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 progress they have made towards meeting the national maternity safety ambition in England to reduce stillbirth and neonatal mortality by 50 per cent of 2010 levels by 2025.  HL1437
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to setting a target for reducing the infant mortality rate.  HL1438
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the increase in the stillbirth rate in 2021.  HL1439
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the Health Service Safety Investigations Body to take forward the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Each Baby Counts programme.  HL1440
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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government how many staff, and at what grade, will be located in the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology office in Salford by the end of 2024.  HL1441
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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government whether provision has been made for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Ministers to be located at the new Salford offices, and what proportion of their time will they expect to be there.  HL1442
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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what access fraud investigators in the Inland Revenue have to individual bank accounts, and what discussions they have had with banks about broadening that access beyond individuals already suspected of tax fraud.  HL1443
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Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the cybersecurity of publicly-funded cultural institutions after the recent cyberattack on the British Library.  HL1444
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Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the Government's Major Projects Portfolio are subject to a formal evaluation of their outcomes; and whether the proportion has increased since 2020.  HL1445
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Lord Lipsey to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for ensuring that setting up a Government Gateway account is more straightforward and accessible.  HL1446
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for appointing specialist single parent work coaches within Jobcentre Plus to ensure that single parents can access tailored and relevant advice on childcare, benefits and appropriate flexible job opportunities that are available in the local area.  HL1447
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Lord Lucas to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their policy that police officers assigned as male at birth who now identify as women should be allowed to strip search female suspects and, if not, what advice they will offer to the National Police Chiefs’ Council and to police forces which currently allow this practice.  HL1448
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Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the safety of the Armenian community in Jerusalem.  HL1449
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Harlech on 4 December (HL Deb col 1352), what plans they have for (1) regulating seed treatment technology, and (2) establishing a parallel trade scheme for plant protection products.  HL1450
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The Lord Bishop of Manchester to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide a timetable for updating the HM Prisons and Probation Service Strategy for Care-Experienced People; and whether this will include a specific focus on race.  HL1451
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The Lord Bishop of Manchester to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish an updated progress report on implementation of recommendations in David Lammy MP’s Review into the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the Criminal Justice System, published in September 2017.  HL1452
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The Lord Bishop of Manchester to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide a timetable for updating the Statutory Guidance on Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children.  HL1453
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Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government what funds are available for environment agency flood alleviation projects in each county in the East Midlands.  HL1454
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Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government how many sub-postmasters repaid money to cover shortfalls in the first 10 years of the Post Office's use of the Horizon computer system.  HL1455
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Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government which board members of the Post Office Limited or Fujitsu have been appointed to roles in the public sector since 2005.  HL1456
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Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government how many sub-postmasters have been referred for prosecution for issues relating to the Horizon software.  HL1457
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Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to curb the illegal use of e-scooters.  HL1458
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Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current prevalence of COVID-19 in England; and whether this rate is increasing or decreasing.  HL1459
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Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expedite the delivery of the apex goal set out in the Executive Summary of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023 to halt the decline in biodiversity and achieve 'thriving plants and wildlife'.  HL1460
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Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce delays in decisions on applications for funding under the Turing Scheme; and what assessment have they made of the impact of those delays on students from poorer backgrounds.  HL1461
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the main causes of surgical fires and burns across NHS England.  HL1462
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that all instances of fires in operating theatres across NHS England are reported to the Care Quality Commission.  HL1463
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of surgical fires and burns on the length of patients' hospital stays.  HL1464
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that corporations domiciled in the UK are (1) legally liable for any human rights violations committed abroad, and (2) meet their obligations to provide effective remedies.  HL1465
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to invest in diagnostic innovations and expand access to improve dementia diagnoses across NHS England.  HL1466
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost and resource savings to NHS England that could be realised through (1) a broader focus on preventative healthcare, and (2) a reduction in malnutrition across the population.  HL1467
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government who owns the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland Harbour; and how much the Government are paying for usage of the barge for accommodation of asylum seekers.  HL1468
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide education and outreach programmes to consumers to reduce food waste and promote sustainable food choices.  HL1469
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to invest in infrastructure and technology to support food waste valorisation to reduce (1) greenhouse gas emissions, and (2) the amount of waste sent to landfill.  HL1470
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the adoption of cold chain methods globally to reduce food loss and waste in supply chains.  HL1471
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to explore green hydrogen as a solution to railway emissions.  HL1472
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to draw on academic expertise to help deliver financially sustainable rail infrastructure in developing countries.  HL1473
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many contracts they have currently open with Fujitsu, and what their value is.  HL1474
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how much the Treasury has received in fines from KPMG for audit failures at Carillion, and what consideration they have given to using these to support Carillion employees who lost some of their pension rights.  HL1475
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make regulations under section 493 of the Companies Act 2006 to require public disclosure of the terms of audit appointment.  HL1476
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many adults in the UK are not expected to pay any income tax in 2023–24.  HL1477
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals in receipt of (1) the pre-2016 and (2) the post-2016 state pension do not receive the full amount.  HL1478
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to investigate the rates of saving by UK households.  HL1479
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Lord Singh of Wimbledon to ask His Majesty's Government whether there were grounds for Hugh Powell to recuse himself from the Heywood Review into allegations of UK involvement in the Indian Army's operation against the Golden Temple considering his father's position as the Prime Minister's private secretary at the time of the operation.  HL1480
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Lord Singh of Wimbledon to ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis the Sikh community was not informed in 2014 that Hugh Powell was conducting the Heywood Review into allegations of UK involvement in the Indian Army's operation against the Golden Temple, with particular regard to the fact that his father was the Prime Minister's private secretary at the time of the operation.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following the wrongful convictions that occurred as a result of faulty Post Office Horizon software, what plans they have to integrate advanced oversight technologies that ensure accuracy and reliability of software used in public service systems to prevent any future issues.  HL1482
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen the UK's advantages as a location for manufacturing operations.  HL1483
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase (1) racial, and (2) gender, diversity in senior management positions in public service broadcasters other than the BBC.  HL1484
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Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of train drivers under instruction.  HL1485
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Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill on the cost and speed of extending leaseholds.  HL1486
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Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will specify (1) the deferment rate, and (2) the rate for discounting future ground rent schemes, in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.  HL1487
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Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to set the deferment rate in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill to 5 per cent or greater.  HL1488
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Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether leasehold reform breaches the human rights of freeholders as property owners.  HL1489
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Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce an online calculator for the cost of lease extensions under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.  HL1490
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove the power of the Post Office to bring private prosecutions.  HL1491
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat increasing levels of pupil truancy in schools.  HL1492
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal by the Victims Commissioner to provide payments to the relatives of those killed during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.  HL1493
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposal by the Victims Commissioner to issue payments to the relatives of those killed during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, whether the scheme will apply in respect of paramilitaries who were killed.  HL1494
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to bring forward additional legislation to remove the power of the Post Office to bring forward prosecutions.  HL1495
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The Lord Bishop of Worcester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to secure a ceasefire, and (2) to press for an investigation by the International Criminal Court of violations of international humanitarian law, in Gaza.  HL1496
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The Lord Bishop of Worcester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) international humanitarian law is upheld in Gaza, and (2) civilians are protected there.  HL1497
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The Lord Bishop of Worcester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether international humanitarian law is being respected in the war in Gaza.  HL1498
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The Lord Bishop of Worcester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the war in Gaza might affect respect for international humanitarian law in other conflicts.  HL1499
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The Lord Bishop of Worcester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK-manufactured weapons sold under export licences are not being used to commit or facilitate violations of international humanitarian law, as required by the Arms Trade Treaty.  HL1500
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The Lord Bishop of Worcester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to assess the lessons of the Oslo peace process, especially in relation to the inclusion of regional actors, and (2) to apply those lessons in their response to current calls from regional players for a ceasefire in Gaza.  HL1501
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